S.Korea announces first two MERS deaths: Yonhap
Source: AFP
South Korea's health ministry confirmed Tuesday that two people had died from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the country's first fatalities from the virus, Yonhap news agency reported.
A 58-year-old woman, who had been treated as a suspected case of MERS, died of acute respiratory failure on Monday and tests later came back positive for the virus.
The other victim was a 71-year-old man who had been confirmed to have the virus several days ago. The Yonhap report did not say when the man died.
Yonhap said Tuesday that 25 people have now been diagnosed with the virus, the emergence of which has triggered widespread public alarm.
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