S. Korea's new flu cases surge to 115

               Seoul. An additional 10 South Koreans were found to have been infected with the new Influenza A, bringing the nation's total number of flu infections to 115 as of Sunday, health authorities here said, as quoted by Yonhap news agency. The 10 patients tested positive for the H1N1 virus after returning from trips overseas, the health ministry said in a statement. A total of 41 patients, including the newly infected, are being treated at state-designated hospitals.The latest infections, mostly of people returning from trips to the United States, come as the disease seems to be spreading at a faster pace across the world.South Korea had been considered relatively insulated from the highly contagious virus, originally called "swine flu." But authorities worry that infections could increase, with many Koreans returning home or taking overseas trips with the summer vacation season drawing near.On June 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new H1N1 flu the first influenza pandemic since 1968 and raised its disease alert status to the highest level.A total of 76 countries have officially reported some 36,000 infections and 163 deaths related to the disease, mostly in Mexico and the U.S, according to the WHO's latest tally.No deaths have been reported in South Korea.