DUBAI: Four more people have died and three more have fallen ill in Saudi Arabia from the SARS-like coronavirus MERS-CoV, the Saudi Health Ministry said yesterday.
It said the deaths were among previously registered cases. The new infections were in Eastern Province, Riyadh and Jeddah.
Saudi Arabia has been worst affected by the respiratory-system virus, with 49 confirmed cases, of whom 32 have died, according to the ministry. Agencies