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Egypt reports 24 new swine flu cases

CAIRO, Aug 10 (KUNA) -- Twenty four new cases of the swine flu A/H1N1 virus were confirmed, putting the toll of cases at 396, Egyptian Ministry of Health said on Monday.
The Spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Abdul-Rahman Shaheen, said in a press release that today's cases belonged to 18 Egyptian citizens and the other five were from Saudi Arabia and one from Jordan, noting that out of the 24 cases, 12 cases had been diagnosed with other infections which were previously discovered.
The spokesman added that 285 cases completely recovered from the disease, excluding the one female fatality and the rest are receiving treatment and in stable conditions. (end) hw.mb KUNA 110035 Aug 09NNNN