Ecuador has confirmed 103 deaths from the A/H1N1 influenza, with a total of 2,112 cases reported up till now, the Public Health Ministry announced Tuesday.

The victims, all patients in their 20s, were mainly from the provinces of Pichincha and Guayas, according to a report of the ministry.

Out of the 2,112 confirmed lab cases in 25 provinces, 739 patients were from Pichincha, 437 from Guayas, 197 from Loja, 113 from Chimborazo and 104 from Azuay, the ministry said.

According to the ministry, 305 infected patients were between 5-9 years old, 269 between 1-4 and 262 between 10-14 years old.

(Xinhua News Agency January 20, 2010)