The Department of Health today confirmed 62 new cases of human swine influenza, bringing the tally to 506.

They involved 44 males and 18 females, aged one to 58.

Two secondary schools in Pok Fu Lam and Wang Tau Hom will start their summer break tomorrow as two students were confirmed to have been infected.

A 14-year-old Form Two student of Sacred Heart Canossian College developed influenza symptoms June 23 while a 15-year-old Form Four student of Kit Sam Lam Bing Yim Secondary School fell ill June 22.

The two girls are stable and will be taken to hospital for treatment.