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4 MERS cases monitored

September 08, 2013
The Department of Health is closely monitoring four additional cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Saudi Arabia reported to the World Health Organisation.
 
Two of the cases involve healthcare workers at the same hospital in Riyadh; a 41-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man. The woman fell ill on August 15 and died in late August. The man developed severe pneumonia on September 1, and is in critical condition.
 
The third case is a 79-year-old woman from eastern Saudi Arabia, who was a contact of a previously confirmed case. She fell ill on August 21 and died on September 2.
 
The last case is a 47-year-old man from eastern Saudi Arabia who had a chronic illness, and is a contact of a previously confirmed case. He became ill on August 23 and is currently in critical condition.
 
This brings the latest global number of confirmed cases of the disease to 114, including 54 deaths.
 
No human infection with this virus has been identified in Hong Kong.


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