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MERS Statistics (July 23)
- Date : 2015-07-23
- Hit : 2904
¨ 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 23) |
- |
1* |
- |
-1 |
* The 162nd case, a man aged 33, was discharged.
** 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 two times for MERS-CoV, and 8 of the 11 cases were transferred from negative-pressure isolation rooms to general wards for ongoing treatment.
The states of 8 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 |
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|
Sum |
Home |
Institution |
||
|
Total |
3 |
3 |
0 |
16,690 |
|
Increase or decrease (July 23) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
¨ Table 3. Current status of discharged cases
|
Total |
Sex |
Age |
||||||
|
Male |
Female |
20s or younger |
30s |
40s |
50s |
60s |
70s or above |
|
|
138 |
77 |
61 |
14 |
23 |
28 |
33 |
22 |
18 |
¨ Table 4. Current status of deaths
|
Total |
Sex |
Age |
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|
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 |
||||||||
|
Sum |
Doctors |
Nurses |
Radiographers |
Transfer staff |
Ambulance workers |
Caregivers |
Security guard |
Computing personnel |
|||||
|
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 |
