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MERS Statistics (July 28)
- Date : 2015-07-28
- Hit : 2886
¨ 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 28) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
* No additional confirmed cases have been reported for the 23rd 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 9 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 |
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|
Released from quarantine |
Under quarantine |
Released from quarantine
|
|||
|
Sum |
Home |
Hospital |
|||
|
Total (as of 6:00 on July 28) |
16,693 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
35 |
|
Changes from previous day |
- |
-14 |
-13 |
-1* |
14 |
Since July 1, those returning from the Middle East have been separately managed. A total of 37 have been quarantined, and 35 of them have been released. Currently, 2 are under home quarantine.
* A person was reported to be put under hospital quarantine on July 26, but was released on July 27.
¨ 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 |
|
|
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 |
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|
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 |
