Egypt reported on Sunday four more death cases of influenza A/H1N1, bringing the nationwide death toll to 149, said the Health Ministry in a statement.

The dead cases came from the governorates of Cairo, Minya, Qalyubiya and Al Wadi Al-Jadid, said the statement.

Up till now, Egypt has reported more than 11,800 cases of the novel flu, according to the Health Ministry.

Egypt confirmed its first influenza A/H1N1 death case on July 19. A 28-year-old Egyptian woman, who was back from Saudi Arabia after making Umrah (pilgrimage to Mecca at any time of the year), died of the flu virus.

The most populous Arab country reported its first A/H1N1 flu case on June 2, a 12-year-old Egyptian-American girl coming from the United States via the Netherlands.

(Xinhua News Agency January 4, 2010)