 "Saudi Arabia: Deaths toll from MERS virus rises to 348")
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry says that a total of 348 people have died in the kingdom after contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS. [caption id=“attachment_1780065” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  A Muslim pilgrim wears a mask to protect from MERS in an emergency room at Al-Noor Specialist Hospital in Mecca. Reuters[/caption] The ministry’s latest figures, released late Tuesday, include two recent deaths recorded in the capital Riyadh. It brings to 810 the number of confirmed cases in Saudi Arabia since the virus was first identified in 2012. The virus has since spread to other parts of the world, though it has mostly remained centered in Saudi Arabia. MERS belongs to a family of viruses known as coronaviruses that include both the common cold and SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome. The kingdom launched an effort to improve its anti-infection measures earlier this year after a number of health workers died from the virus. AP
MERS belongs to a family of viruses known as coronaviruses that include both the common cold and SARS.
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