Distribution of confirmed cases of MERS by place of infection and month of onset, April 2012 – October 2024
Since April 2012, and as of 1 October 2024, a total of 2 626 cases of MERS-CoV , including 953 deaths, have been reported by health authorities worldwide.
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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a new beta virus strain of an animal coronavirus that was first identified in Saudi Arabia in September 2012. This novel coronavirus differs from the previously identified coronaviruses such as the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV), which caused the 2003 SARS outbreaks.