The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported Monday that the combined number of hospitalized cases of influenza A(H1N1) , or swine flu, in Taiwan has surged to 145 as of the day, including seven deaths. According to the CECC, the number was brought to 145 after seven new cases were confirmed. As of Monday, 49 patients remained hospitalized, while 89 others have been discharged from hospitals, the center said. To contain the spread of the epidemic, 24 hospitals overseen by the Cabinet- level Department of Health (DOH) have opened special outpatient services for testing flu-like cases, the center said. It added that more hospitals, such as National Taiwan University Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Taipei City Hospital, began offering the service from Monday, with Mackay Memorial Hospital and Tzu-Chi Buddhist General Hospital following suit in the coming days. Meanwhile, two new cases involving two four-year-old students at the same class of a cram school in Xindian City, Taipei County were confirmed later the same day as influenza A(HINI). The two students developed fever on Sept. 4 and were discovered to have contracted swine flu virus after being tested. The county's health bureau has asked the cram school to suspend classes from Sept. 4-8, making it the first cram school in Taipei County to temporarily shut down because of swine flu after the new semester began in September. A local official urged the parents not to panic over the situation, as long as students take their temperatures regularly to check for fevers and be on the alert against swine flu. 