A European health agency said on Sunday that five new A/H1N1 flu cases were reported in European countries within the last 24 hours.

All of the new cases were confirmed in Romania, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in its daily situation report.

Spain reported two new fatal cases, and Greece reported its first fatal case, the report added.

The total number of confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 flu virus in the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA)countries rose to 42,104, with 1,538 cases in Spain and 12,957 in Britain, 1,125 in France and 13,740 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.

(Xinhua News Agency August 24, 2009)