Health & Community
Saudi coronavirus cases monitored
May 30, 2013
The Department of Health is monitoring five new novel coronavirus cases Saudi Arabia has reported to the World Health Organisation.All five patients are from the country's eastern region, but are unrelated to the outbreak at a healthcare facility that began in April.
The patients had underlying medical conditions which required multiple hospital visits.
The first patient is a 56-year-old man who became ill on May 12 and died on May 20.
The second is an 85-year-old woman who became ill on May 17 and is in critical condition.
The third is a 76-year-old woman who became ill on May 24 and was discharged on May 27.
The fourth is a 77-year-old man who became ill on May 19 and died on May 26.
The fifth is a 73-year-old man who became ill on May 18 and died on May 26.
In addition, an 81-year-old woman from the outbreak at a healthcare facility has died.
In France, the first case involving a traveller from the United Arab Emirates has also died.
These bring the latest global number of confirmed cases to 49, including 27 deaths.
No human infection with this virus has been identified in Hong Kong.
