16 people died, 150 were sick with MERS flu in Korea

A patient with MERS has just died in Korea, raising the number of flu-related deaths in the country to 16 .

The number of deaths from MERS in Korea continues to increase

In the June 15 announcement, Korean health officials confirmed a new death because of MERS but have not released information about the victim. According to the latest statistics, the number of MERS cases in Korea increased to 150, including 120 people being treated. Last weekend, Seoul announced that the epidemic showed a slower spread, CNN reported.

Korean people wear masks to prevent MERS from spreading.(Photo: Getty Images)

Samsung Medical Center, one of the hospitals in the capital Seoul , is where the MERS flu spreads the most. On June 14, the hospital announced that they would stop performing surgery except in an emergency 'to focus exclusively on MERS' efforts to deal. More than 50 cases of MERS infection in Korea originate from here.

Song Jae Hoon, Chairman of Samsung Health Center, took responsibility and apologized to the people for letting MERS spread. A month ago, the hospital received a man with fever and cough. The 68-year-old patient returned to Korea after arriving in four Middle Eastern countries. He was the first patient infected with MERS in Korea.

In response to the pandemic , the Korean government closed nearly 3,000 schools. 2,854 people are quarantined because of contact with people with MERS. Many schools will reopen on June 15, but at least 440 schools are still closed.