South Korea reported an additional death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Tuesday, bringing its death toll to 33.
  

But no additional cases of the disease have been reported for the third consecutive day with the number of people diagnosed with MERS standing at 182, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
  

South Korea confirmed its outbreak on May 20.
  

The deceased was an 81-year-old female patient who had been suffering from various disorders, including cerebral infarction prior to diagnosis with MERS.
  

Out of the total 33 fatalities, 30 cases involved people of old age or those with existing health conditions, according to the ministry.
  

With the latest death, the fatality rate of the disease in South Korea reached 18.1 percent.
  

Until the outbreak here, the disease had carried a very high fatality rate of over 40 percent as there currently is no vaccine or treatment for the disease.
  

Out of 182 people diagnosed with the disease here so far, 54 remained hospitalized while 13 are currently in an unstable condition, according to ministry officials.
  

Ninety-five of them have been discharged from the hospital following complete recoveries.
  

In addition to those diagnosed, 2,638 people remained in isolation, mostly at their own homes, as suspected cases. The number dropped slightly from 2,682 on the previous day.
  

Since the first case, nearly 16,000 people have been subject to isolation for possible infection. So far, 13,354 of them have been released after they showed no symptoms of MERS that included fever, cough and shortness of breath, for more than the known incubation period of 14 days for the disease.
  

MERS is a viral respiratory disease that is still new to humans with the world's first case reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. (Yonhap)