Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
nov 10 2013
Saudi MERS death toll reaches 53: Ministry
RIYADH: Saudi health authorities announced on Sunday a new death caused by MERS, bringing to 53 the number of fatalities in the kingdom by the coronavirus.
The health ministry gave no details on the latest death in the country most affected by the disease that first appeared in the Gulf state in September 2012.
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has so far cost 64 lives worldwide, according to a November 4 update by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
AFP via http://tribune.com.pk/story/629993/saudi-mers-death-toll-reaches-53-ministry/
thanks to Mike Coston
Saudi MERS death toll reaches 53: Ministry
RIYADH: Saudi health authorities announced on Sunday a new death caused by MERS, bringing to 53 the number of fatalities in the kingdom by the coronavirus.
The health ministry gave no details on the latest death in the country most affected by the disease that first appeared in the Gulf state in September 2012.
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has so far cost 64 lives worldwide, according to a November 4 update by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
AFP via http://tribune.com.pk/story/629993/saudi-mers-death-toll-reaches-53-ministry/
thanks to Mike Coston