The Vietnamese Ministry of Health confirmed 11 more cases of A/H1N1 influenza, raising the number of flu patients in the country to 320, local newspaper the People reported Thursday.

Out of the 11 cases, nine patients are in the southern and two in the northern provinces, said the ministry.

So far, 266 patients have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals. The rest are being quarantined and treated in stable conditions.

The ministry also said there has not been community-level transmission of A/H1N1 virus in the country since the first case reported here.

(Xinhua News Agency July 16, 2009)