South Korea Reports Sixth MERS Death, First Teenage Patient

South Korea reported its sixth death from the Middle East respiratory syndrome, with the total number of cases rising to 87, including the first teenager to be infected with the virus.

An 80-year-old man suffering from pneumonia at a hospital in Daejeon in central South Korea died Monday, the health ministry said in an e-mailed statement. Separately, a 16-year-old boy has been infected and remains in stable condition, Jeong Eun Kyeong, an official at the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a briefing in Seoul.