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Saudi announces 56th MERS death

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 19:31

The Saudi health ministry announced today a new MERS death, raising to 56 the number of people killed by the coronavirus in the country with the most fatalities.

WHO says MERS virus death toll hits 33

Last Updated: Friday, June 14, 2013, 18:11

The global death toll from the SARS-like virus MERS has risen to 33, after two new fatalities in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

New SARS-like virus detected in Middle East

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 11:24

Global health officials are closely monitoring a new respiratory virus related to SARS that is believed to have killed at least one person in Saudi Arabia and left a Qatari citizen in critical condition in London.