MERS takes 32nd life in South Korea
Another person has fallen victim to MERS in South Korea, raising the death toll from the deadly epidemic to 32.
The South Korean Health Ministry said on Sunday that a 55-year-old man lost his life the previous day, despite the fact that the pace of the outbreak seems to have slowed.
The latest victim had contracted the illness at Samsung Medical Center in the capital, Seoul, and was diagnosed on June 9. About 90 patients, visitors and medical staff have been infected in the medical center.
The latest death, meanwhile, has brought MERS mortality rate to 17.5 percent in South Korea, up from 15 percent a week ago and 10 percent two weeks ago.
According to official figures in the fourth-largest economy of Asia, a total number of 182 people have been infected with the virus so far, with 15 patients being in critical condition.
A total of 91 patients have also recovered and been released from hospital, while 2,562 people have been under quarantine as of Sunday.
South Korea has been grappling with the fatal epidemic since May 20, when a 68-year-old man was found infected with the disease after returning from Saudi Arabia, where MERS was first identified in 2012.
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome is part of the corona virus family of viruses, which includes the common cold and SARS. It can cause symptoms including fever, breathing problems, pneumonia, and kidney failure. There is no known cure or vaccine available for MERS yet.
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