S.Korean man with virus sixth to die in outbreak

Pulse Staff 00:04 - 08 June 2015

The man had been suffering from pneumonia when he was confirmed to have contracted the virus from another patient at a hospital, officials said.

An 80-year-old South Korean man who had tested positive for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has died, officials from the city of Daejeon said on Monday, taking the number of deaths from the outbreak to six.

South Korea has reported 87 MERS infections.

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