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Three more cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome are reported in South Korea, bringing the total to 169 in an outbreak that is the largest outside of Saudi Arabia. Pictured: A man wearing a mask to prevent contracting Middle East respiratory syndrome rides on an escalator in Seoul, South Korea, June 19, 2015. Reuters/Kim Hong-ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Health Ministry reported on Sunday three more cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, bringing the total to 169 in an outbreak that is the largest outside of Saudi Arabia.

The ministry late on Saturday reported the 25th fatality, a patient who had suffered a heart ailment and diabetes. The outbreak which was first confirmed on May 20 seems to have leveled off, the ministry said on Friday.

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