South Korea reports three more deaths in MERS outbreak, three new cases

Employees from a disinfection service company sanitize the floor of Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, June 17, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's health ministry reported on Thursday three more deaths in the country's Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, bringing the total fatality to 23. The ministry also confirmed three new cases, taking the total to 165 in the outbreak that is the largest outside Saudi Arabia. (Reporting by Jack Kim and Seungyun Oh)