Thailand's Public Health Ministry on Tuesday announced 156 more patients, who are confirmed to have been infected with the A/H1N1 flu virus, bringing the country's total number to 2,428.

As of Tuesday morning, over 2,350 have already recovered, some 40 others are still treated in hospitals, and eight people died of the A/H1N1 flu virus infection, the Thai-language news agency, INN quoted sources as saying.

The country had its first two confirmed patients on May 12.

(Xinhua News Agency July 7, 2009)