ROME, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 flu in Italy has risen to nine over the weekend and only one case was the virus contracted by someone who had not visited Mexico, where the flu originated, Italian health officials said on Monday.
According to the World Health organization (WHO), there are currently 4,697 confirmed cases of the new flu in 30 countries. The United States has the highest number of confirmed cases with 2,532, followed by Mexico with 1,626 and Canada with 284.
Mexico has recorded the highest number of H1N1 fatalities, 48, while three people have died in the United States, one in Canada and one in Costa Rica.
Spain has the highest number of confirmed flu cases in Europe, 95, followed by Britain with 47 and France with 13.