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Three more coronavirus deaths in Saudi Arabia - WHO
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/31/uk-coronavirus-saudi-idUKBRE94U0HZ20130531(Reuters) - Three more people have died in Saudi Arabia from the new SARS-like coronavirus, bringing the worldwide death toll to 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Saudi health officials also told the WHO of a new case in the eastern province of al-Ahsa, increasing the number of cases worldwide to 50, WHO spokesman Glenn Thomas told reporters at a news conference in Geneva.
The latest deaths were also in al-Ahsa, Thomas said.
Saudi Arabia has been the most affected by the virus, with 39 cases and 25 deaths so far, according to data from the WHO, a United Nations agency.
