America’s first patient identified with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS) is recuperating well to the treatment and is expected to be released from the hospital soon. “The patient is responding well to the treatment,” the health official at the Community Hospital in Munster said. Meanwhile, the Central for Disease Control (CDC) has suggested that even if the patient is … [Read more...]
MERS Death Toll 115 in Saudi Arabia, Jeddah Hospital Head Replaced
The death toll in Saudi Arabia from MERS virus has hit 115. A report on Monday confirms the death of a 45-year-old man and two women in their 50s from MERS after contracting it in the western Saudi Arabia city Jiddah. The disease, originally identified in 2012 in the Middle East, has since spread to other parts of the world. The three additional case brings the total Saudi Arabian cases to … [Read more...]
America’s first MERS patient recuperating well in hospital
The America’s first patient identified with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS) is recuperating at the Community Hospital in Munster, the Indiana State Department of Health said. “The patient is responding well to the treatment,” the health official said. “We are pleased the patient is improving and no other cases have been identified at this time,” CEO Don Fesko said in a … [Read more...]
US reports its first case of deadly MERS virus
The United States has reported its first case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The patient is an American health-care provider who visited Saudi Arabia recently. The person flew from Riyadh to London to Chicago on April 24 and reached Indiana by bus. The patient fell ill on April 27 and was hospitalized the next … [Read more...]
16 new MERS cases reported in Saudi Arabia, death toll rises to 107
16 new cases of Middle East Coronavirus outbreak were reported in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases reported since 2012 to 360. 10 of the 16 cases had pre-existing conditions, including six of the seven who are 65 or older, sources said. According to the Saudi health ministry, two previously reported cases in Tabuk and Riyadh have died. Now, the death toll has risen … [Read more...]
Egypt Discovers First MERS Virus Case, 5 More Deaths in Saudi Arabia
Five more people have died in Saudi from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus, the Ministry of Health said. With these deaths the total death toll in the country has reached to 92. In a statement released overnight, the ministry said that 14 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome were detected in the kingdom, taking the total cases reported so far to 313. Of the … [Read more...]
