Eight more people in Sheffield have been confirmed by health officials as having the swine flu virus.
NHS Sheffield said the patients were being treated with anti-viral drugs and were responding well.
Those who have been in close contact with the patients have also been given anti-viral drugs.
Paul Redgrave, Deputy Director of Health for Sheffield, said there were now about 60 cases of swine flu in the city, with numbers expected to rise.
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