The Department of Health is monitoring six additional cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, cases in Saudi Arabia.
The six men, all from Riyadh, are aged 45 to 86. Five are in hospital in critical condition. The 86 year-old man has died.
This brings the latest global number of confirmed MERS to 206, including 86 deaths.
Visit the Centre for Health Protection’s website for more information on MERS.
