STOCKHOLM, July 5 (Xinhua) -- A European health agency said Sunday that 57 new A/H1N1 flu cases were reported in European countries within the last 24 hours.

    Of the new cases, 14 were confirmed in Cyprus, 12 in Finland, six in Greece, five respectively in Malta and Ireland, four in Portugal, three respectively in Romania and Austria, two respectively in Belgium and Denmark, one in Slovenia, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in its daily situation report.

    The total number of confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 flu virus in the EU (European Union) and EFTA (European Free Trade Association) countries rose to 10,260, with 776 cases in Spain and 7,447 in Britain, 318 in France and 505 in Germany, the ECDC said.

    The ECDC publishes a daily situation report about A/H1N1 flu cases in the EU and EFTA countries based on official information from these countries.