South Korea MERS toll reaches 33

5 Dariya News

Seoul 30-Jun-2015

South Korea reported one more Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus death on Tuesday, raising the toll to 33.The health ministry said the number of MERS cases remained constant at 182 for the third consecutive day, indicating an abatement of the infection since the first case was identified on May 20, Xinhua news agency reported.Two patients were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of those discharged to 95.A total of 54 patients are still under treatment. The number of those quarantined reduced from 2,682 on Monday to 2,638 on Tuesday.