SEOUL, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The number of South Koreans diagnosed with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) surged to 87 on Monday as 23 new cases were added, the health ministry said. South Korea became the world's most MERS-contagious except Saudi Arabia, where more than 1,000 cases were identified since the first case was reported in 2012. South Korea topped the United Arab Emirates, in which 76 infections were detected. Among the 23 new cases, 17 people were infected from the 14th patient at the Samsung Medical Center in Seoul for three days from May 27, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The 14th...
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