RIYADH — The Ministry of Health has reported four new deaths from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and 36 more cases of infection, including a Turkish pilgrim in Makkah, in the past 24 hours. The new deaths bring to 85 the number of people who have died in the Kingdom from the virus that appeared in 2012. The ministry has so far recorded a total of 297 confirmed cases of infection. The 65-year-old Turkish pilgrim is among six new cases reported in Makkah. The ministry said the youngest cases from the newest batch of infections are two 13-year-olds, one in Madinah and the other in Jeddah. A 25-year-old Saudi male is being treated in Jordan. The ministry reported the four latest Saudi deaths in separate statements: a 45-year-old male health worker in Al-Kharj, a city about 80 km from the capital Riyadh; a 29-year-old male in Jeddah, a 72-year-old woman in Riyadh and a 68-year-old man in Makkah.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 20:20:54 +0000
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