(MENAFN- QNA) South Korea on Wednesday confirmed two more deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and reported 13 new cases, bringing the number of infections to 108.
The latest fatalities marked the eighth and ninth MERS-related deaths in the country since the outbreak was first confirmed on May 20, according to South Korea's (Yonhap) News Agency.
The 13 new cases were confirmed among people who have been in isolation.
According to the Health and Welfare Ministry, 10 out of the 13 new MERS patients were infected while visiting Seoul's Samsung Medical Center, one of the largest and most renowned hospitals in the capital whose fame had apparently attracted a MERS patient seeking treatment.
With the 13 new cases and people they have come in contact with prior to their diagnosis, the number of people in isolation for possible infection came to 3,439 as of Wednesday, according to the ministry.
Still, all transmissions so far have occurred at hospitals, most of which had unknowingly treated MERS patients, also unaware of their infection, it added.
The government has released the names of all hospitals affected by MERS, which stood at 29 on Monday.
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