A European health agency said Tuesday that 444 new A/H1N1 flu cases were reported in European countries within the last 24 hours.

Of the new cases, 196 were confirmed in Portugal, 157 in Greece and 72 in Germany while other 19 cases were reported in other four European countries, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in its daily situation report.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 flu virus in the EU (European Union) and EFTA (European Free Trade Association) countries increased to 49,112, with 17,262 cases in Germany, 13,192 in Britain, 2,820 in Portugal, 2,058 in Italy and 1,996 in Greece, the ECDC said.

No new fatal case was reported and the total number of fatal cases is still 121, the ECDC added.

The ECDC publishes a daily situation report about the H1N1 flu cases in the EU and EFTA countries based on official information from these countries.