(LEAD) After 4-day hiatus, new MERS case reported in S. Korea
2015/07/02 09:11
SEJONG, July 2 (Yonhap) -- ...
The latest case marked the first of its kind in five days.
However, the country reported no additional MERS-related deaths for two consecutive days since Tuesday with its death toll from the potentially deadly disease standing at 33, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
Out of the 183 people diagnosed with the disease so far, 102 have been discharged from the hospital following complete recoveries.
The new patient was a female nurse from Seoul's Samsung Medical Center, which has been responsible for 88 of all infections here so far.
The hospital, run by the country's largest conglomerate Samsung Group, had voluntarily shut down most of its operations until June 24.
The health ministry later extended the shutdown indefinitely as the hospital continued to report new infection cases.
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2015/07/02 09:11
SEJONG, July 2 (Yonhap) -- ...
The latest case marked the first of its kind in five days.
However, the country reported no additional MERS-related deaths for two consecutive days since Tuesday with its death toll from the potentially deadly disease standing at 33, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
Out of the 183 people diagnosed with the disease so far, 102 have been discharged from the hospital following complete recoveries.
The new patient was a female nurse from Seoul's Samsung Medical Center, which has been responsible for 88 of all infections here so far.
The hospital, run by the country's largest conglomerate Samsung Group, had voluntarily shut down most of its operations until June 24.
The health ministry later extended the shutdown indefinitely as the hospital continued to report new infection cases.
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