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MERS Statistics (July 30)
- Date : 2015-07-31
- Hit : 2976
¨ Table 1. Current status of MERS cases in the Republic of Korea
|
Classification
of cases |
Laboratory- confirmed cases |
Discharged |
Deaths |
Cases Under Treatment |
|
Total |
186* |
138 |
36** |
12*** |
|
Increase or decrease
(July 30) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
* No additional confirmed cases have been reported for the 25th straight day since July 4.
** Comorbidity: the number of high-risk patients in old age or with underlying medical conditions such as cardio-cerebrovascular disease, cancer and chronic respiratory disease is 33 (91.7%).
*** 11 out of the 12 cases under treatment have tested negative for MERS-CoV by two PCR tests, and all of the 11 cases were transferred from negative-pressure isolation rooms to general wards for ongoing treatment.
Currently, the states of 9 cases are stable and those of 3 cases are unstable.
¨ Table 2. Current status of MERS quarantine in the Republic of Korea
|
Status of quarantine
|
Linked to the index case confirmed on May 20 |
Entering the Republic of Korea after July 1 |
|||
|
Released from quarantine |
Under quarantine |
Released from quarantine
|
|||
|
Sum |
Home |
Hospital |
|||
|
Total (as of 6:00 on July 30) |
16,693 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
36 |
|
Changes from previous day |
- |
9* |
7 |
2 |
- |
* Two travelers returning from the Middle East (on July 27 and 29 respectively) were put under hospital quarantine (the results of their PCR tests for MERS-CoV came out negative), and 7 contacts were put under home quarantine.
