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Fourteen new MERS-CoV cases, Total of 122 infections

South Korea // 11 June, 2015

Fourteen additional MERS-CoV cases have been reported (in Korean) by the Ministry of Health. The new cases include eight females and six males, aged between 25 and 77 years. Eight of the cases are linked to Samsung Medical Centre, one to Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital and five are still being investigated. Included in these new cases is a 39-year-old pregnant woman. The total infections in South Korea is now 122.

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Fourteen new MERS-CoV cases, Total of 122 infections

South Korea // 11 June, 2015

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