Macao reported two newly confirmed cases of Influenza A/H1N1 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of such cases to 87.

One of the two newly confirmed cases was locally infected while the other one was imported, according to Macao's Health Bureau.

The locally-infected case concerned a 23-year-old local man who works at a local casino. He fell ill on July 10 and tested positive for the A/H1N1 flu virus on Monday.

Meanwhile, the other patient was a 22-year-old local man who went to Thailand on July 9 and tested positive for the virus after returning to Macao.

According to the statistics from the Bureau, some 66 patients recovered and were discharged from local hospitals by far, while 18 others were still receiving medical treatments.

(Xinhua News Agency July 15, 2009)