Five new human H7N9 cases were reported on Thursday in east China's Zhejiang Province and another in Shanghai Municipality, according to local health authorities. Zhejiang has seen new human H7N9 cases for 15 consecutive days since Jan. 9. The new cases brought the number of infections in the province so far this year to 37, the most among all regions nationwide, Xinhua quoted the provincial health and family planning commission as saying. The ages of the 37 patients in Zhejiang range from 20 to 79. The new patient in Shanghai is a 61-year-old local woman surnamed Qin. She was confirmed to be suffering from the H7N9 strain of bird flu on Wednesday and is being treated in a local hospital, said the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning. Shanghai on Monday reported the death of two H7N9 avian flu patients, including a medical worker. Human contractions of H7N9 have also been reported in the provinces of Jiangsu, Fujian and Guangdong.