South Korea on Thursday reported no case of infection with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) for four days in a row, with no death added, the health ministry said.

 

The total MERS contagion cases have been unchanged at 186 since Monday, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

 

The spread of the MERS corona virus recently showed signs of abating. Only one case was added for four days to Sunday. No case was reported for four days through July 1.

 

The South Korean government planned to declare an end to the MERS spread if 28 days, or twice the 14 days of incubation period, pass by without any case of MERS infection reported.

 

No death was added after two infectees had passed away the previous day. The death toll remained at 35, with the fatality rate unchanged at 18.8 percent.

 

One more patient was discharged from a hospital as he completely recovered after being infected. The discharge number increased to 120.

 

Excluding the dead and those discharged, 31 patients are under treatment. Among them, eight are in unstable conditions.

 

The number of those quarantined rose from 811 on Wednesday to 689 on Thursday.

(Xinhua)