Three more people in Saudi Arabia have died from the SARS related nCoV virus, the Ministry of Health announced.
Late Thursday the Saudi Ministry issued a statement saying that the deceased, aged between 24 and 60, died from diseases related to the respiratory virus after being hospitalised a month ago.
These deaths bring the global death toll to 30.
The Ministry also issued details of a new case of the virus, called MERS.
The World Health Organization said the new germ, a respiratory infection, was first seen in the Middle East and has infected more than 49 people worldwide, according to AP.