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This Article is From Jun 25, 2015

South Korea Reports 2 More Deaths in MERS Oubreak Bringing Total to 29, One New Case

South Korea Reports 2 More Deaths in MERS Oubreak Bringing Total to 29, One New Case
Women wearing face masks walk in a shopping district in Seoul. (AFP Photo)
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.
© Thomson Reuters 2015

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