7th Person Dies of MERS in South Korea

The South Korean Health Ministry has announced the death of a seventh person from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS. The ministry said Tuesday that the victim is a 68-year-old woman who had been in the emergency room of a Seoul hospital, where previous infections have taken place. It also said there are eight new cases of the outbreak, bringing the total number of infections to 95. The outbreak has led to more than 2,500 people being placed under quarantine for suspected...

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