Via Yonhap News: S. Korea's MERS cases, death toll remain flat. Excerpt:
South Korea was apparently nearing an end to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak as no additional cases have been reported over the past 15 days, officials here said Monday.
The number of MERS patients stayed unchanged at 186 as of Monday, and the death toll also remained flat at 36 with no additional fatalities reported over the past nine days, according to the officials from the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
The officials have said the country may be able to declare an end to the outbreak early next month if the country continues to see no new cases of the disease. South Korea reported its first case of the potentially deadly disease on May 20.
As of Monday, 14 of those diagnosed still remained hospitalized, and 136 have been discharged following complete recoveries.
Currently, 22 people, including the 14 patients, were in isolation as eight people remained as suspected cases. The number of people in isolation dropped significantly from 68 on the previous day.
