Saudi Arabia: Min Of Health announces 3 new MERS cases, 2 deaths.

Saudi Arabia: Min Of Health announces 3 new MERS cases, 2 deaths.HT: Croft.

Via Giuseppe Michieli at FluTrackers: MERS-CoV, Saudi Arabia: MoH Announces Three New Cases, 2 fatal (September 18 2013). The statement is not on the English-language page of the MOH website, though it has updated the total cases to 107 and deaths to 49. From a Google translation:

In the framework of the epidemiological investigation and ongoing follow-up carried out by the Ministry of Health for the novel Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Ministry announces the registration of three cases of infection. 

First of citizenship at the age of 75 years, mixing with the confirmed case in Medina and has several chronic diseases has and passed away Ngmayora of God rest in peace. 

The second of a citizen at the age of 35 years old, Mkhalt it confirmed case in Medina and has several chronic diseases and is currently receiving intensive care treatment. 

The third a citizen at the age of 83 years of Riyadh region, and has several chronic diseases, has passed away may he rest in peace.

Further discussion on the thread establishes that the first case is a woman and other two are men. Once again, the first thing we know about two of the cases is that they died before the Ministry could get around to informing the world they had fallen ill in the first place.

Related : number of MERS cases 152 and counting: rambaut/MERS-Cases