Coronavirus MERS update: Two more people die! More than 50% kill rate!

23 May 2013 (03:40 UTC-07 Tango)/13 Rajab 1434/02 Khordad 1391/14 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711

The first person to become infected in Tunis, became the first to die.  The man came back from a trip to Saudi Arabia, sick.  His two sons are now sick and under medical observation.

In Saudi Arabia two people have died.  One man died on Monday, then (according to some reports) another man died on Wednesday.  Health officials also reported a new case of infection in a woman.

The new cases bring the total number of infections, since September 2012, to 43.  Deaths at 23.