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 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. "We confirmed that there are a total of 95 cases of MERS. But [among them] nine patients are...

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