Saudi announces death of Mers patient; 5 news cases
Saudi Arabia announced on Friday the death of a patient infected with the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and reported new five cases in capital Riyadh.
The ministry of health said in a statement posted on its website that three of the new laboratory-confirmed cases were Saudi citizens.
All the cases were suffering from chronic diseases.
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