One more MERS patient dies in S.Korea, no infection added

The number of deaths with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) increased to 35 in South Korea on Wednesday as one more death was added, the health ministry said.

The patient 133 passed away earlier in the morning after the 177th infectee died of the MERS contagion Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

The death toll increased to 35, with the fatality rate rising to 18.8 percent.

The total MERS infection cases were unchanged at 186 for three straight days.

The spread of the MERS corona virus recently showed signs of abating. Only one case was added for four days to Sunday. No case was reported for four days through July 1.

The South Korean government planned to declare an end to the MERS spread if 28 days, or twice the 14 days of incubation period, pass by without any case of MERS infection reported.

One more patient was discharged from a hospital as he completely recovered after being infected. The discharge number increased to 119.

Excluding the dead and those discharged, 32 patients are under treatment.

Among them, eight are in unstable conditions. The number of those quarantined rose from 674 on Tuesday to 811 on Wednesday.