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MERS Statistics (July 21)
- Date : 2015-07-21
- Hit : 2938
¨ 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 |
136 |
36* |
14** |
|
Increase or decrease
(July 21) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
* 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%).
** 12 out of the 14 cases under treatment have tested negative two times for MERS-CoV, and 9 of them are now being treated at general wards after being put out of quarantine.
The states of 10 cases are stable and those of 4 cases unstable.
¨ Table 2. Current status of MERS quarantine in the Republic of Korea
|
Status of quarantine |
Under Quarantine |
Finished |
||
|
Sum |
Home |
Institution |
||
|
Total |
5 |
5 |
0 |
16,668 |
|
Increase or decrease (July 21) |
-17 |
-2* |
-15** |
17 |
* Two individuals out of home quarantine are the one who travelled to the Middle East and a hospital worker. The former will be separately monitored.
** 15 individuals out of institution quarantine are 14 patients under treatment and a hospital worker.
The 14 confirmed cases who are now put out of institution quarantine will be excluded when calculating the number of individuals under institution quarantine, but remains on the list of patients under treatment.
¨ Table 3. Current status of discharged cases
|
Total |
Sex |
Age |
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|
Male |
Female |
20s or younger |
30s |
40s |
50s |
60s |
70s or above |
|
|
136 |
76 |
60 |
14 |
22 |
28 |
32 |
22 |
18 |
¨ Table 4. Current status of deaths
|
Total |
Sex |
Age |
||||||
|
Male |
Female |
20s or younger |
30s |
40s |
50s |
60s |
70s or above |
|
|
36 |
24 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
11 |
18 |
¨ Table 5. Type of confirmed cases
|
|
Type |
Total |
Inpatients |
Family members or visitors (visiting hospital) |
Medical professionals or staff |
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|
Sum |
Doctors |
Nurses |
Radiographers |
Transfer staff |
Ambulance workers |
Caregivers |
Security guard |
Computing personnel |
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|
Number of cases |
186 |
82 |
65 |
39 |
8 |
15 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
|
¨ Table 6. Age of confirmed cases
|
Confirmed Cases |
30s or younger |
40s |
50s |
60s |
70s or above |
|
186 |
40 |
29 |
42 |
36 |
39 |
