Health officials on Monday night reported seven additional cases of swine flu in Israel. The new cases include a 26-year-old female who recently returned from the United States and was admitted to Ichilov Hospital as well as a 35-year-old male, who also recently returned from the USA.

In addition, there are five cases in which victims were infected here in Israel. One of the five is a 25-year-old female hospitalized in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. A 41-year-old male is in Sheba Medical Center, and two brothers, 25, and a female, 54, are also in Ichilov.

The total number of confirmed cases as of Monday night was reported at 33. All are reported in good condition.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)