South Korea reports 2 more deaths in MERS outbreak bringing total to 29
25 Jun 2015 2:07 PM IST
Seventy-seven people remain hospitalized receiving treatment
Tourists wearing face masks visit Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul. South Korea reported the 16th death in an expanding MERS outbreak and announced financial aid to the tourism industry. (Photo: AFP)
Seoul: South Korea's Health Ministry reported on Thursday two more deaths in a Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, bringing the number of fatalities to 29.
The ministry also said there was one new case confirmed taking the total to 180 in the outbreak that is the largest outside Saudi Arabia, with all the cases traced to health care settings.
Seventy-seven people remain hospitalized receiving treatment, it said. Most of the deaths have been elderly patients or those who had existing illnesses.
( Source : reuters )
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