Story highlights South Korea has 108 cases of MERS and nine deaths

Ten people released from quarantine in Hong Kong and Guangzhou

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Seoul, South Korea (CNN) South Korea is grappling with two battles: the virus itself and the public fear over MERS, one official declared.

The nation has been struck by the largest outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outside Saudi Arabia, where the virus was discovered.

And the number of cases grows every day. On Tuesday, South Korea reported that a ninth person had died from MERS and another 13 had contracted the virus, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 108.

More than 2,800 people remain quarantined, either at home or in health facilities. More than 2,000 schools remain closed.

Mainly older patients

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