MADRID, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- A/H1N1 flu activity is easing in Spain, and cases of the flu declined last week, the Spanish Ministry of Health said on Thursday.

    The week of Nov. 22-28 saw the first fall in several weeks in the cases of A/H1N1 flu in the country, according to figures published by the health ministry on Thursday.

    The level of infection now stands at 243.71 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, with 105.304 new cases registered during the week.

    A week earlier the level of infection stood at 371.68 cases per100, 000 people, with 158.942 new cases reported.

    The data back up the Spanish government's prediction that cases of the flu would peak at the end of November.

    The virus has now claimed a total of 169 lives in Spain, although the mortality rate remains low at 0.15 deaths per 1,000 cases.

    The Spanish government confirmed on Thursday that so far over 1million people had received vaccinations against the virus.

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