Seoul, Sha'ban 27, 1436, Jun 14, 2015, SPA -- The number of people infected in South Korea's outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has risen to 145 after seven new cases were confirmed, dpa cited the Health Ministry as saying Sunday. So far 14 people have died of the dangerous respiratory illness, which erupted in the country in May. Most of the newly diagnosed patients contracted the virus at the Samsung Medical Center in Seoul. --SPA 11:27 LOCAL TIME 08:27 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w