Malaysia reported 48 more A/H1N1 flu cases on Thursday, bringing up the total number of such cases to 244 in the country.

Malaysian Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai told reporters that, among the 48 new cases, eight were locally transmitted.

Among the total of 244 cases found in the country, 128 had fully recovered and were discharged from hospitals.

The other 116 were still being treated, while there were 64 suspected cases still waiting for the results of the tests, he said.

(Xinhua News Agency July 3, 2009)