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MERS Statistics (July 24)
- Date : 2015-07-24
- Hit : 2860
¨ 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 24) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
* 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 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 |
||
|
Sum |
Home |
Institution |
||
|
Total |
1 |
1 |
0 |
16,692 |
|
Increase or decrease (July 23) |
-2 |
-2 |
- |
2 |
¨ 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 |
||||||
|
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 |
