Mainland's H1N1 flu cases reach 10,000

The total number of confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu on the Chinese mainland has reached 10,000 with 1,118 new cases confirmed in the past 48 hours, the Ministry of Health said.

Among the newly confirmed cases, only eight were "imported" while the rest had been contracted on the Chinese mainland, the ministry said.

Of the total H1N1 cases reported so far, 6,098 victims have recovered, the ministry said. So far, there have been no deaths from the flu reported on the mainland.