Epidemic of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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MERS confirmed cases and deaths From May 2013 to January 2020
Cases
Deaths
Fatality
WHO total as of January 2021[1]
2566
882
34%
ECDC total as of March 2021[2]
2586
939
36%
Reported confirmed cases per country
Saudi Arabia[1]
2173
808
37%
South Korea[3]
186
38
20%
United Arab Emirates[3]
92
13
14%
Jordan[3]
19
6
32%
Qatar[3]
19
5
26%
Oman[3]
11
3
27%
Iran[4]
6
2
33%
United Kingdom[3]
5
3
60%
Kuwait[3]
4
2
50%
Germany[3]
3
2
66%
Tunisia[4]
3
1
33%
Philippines[3]
3
0
0%
Thailand[3]
3
0
0%
Algeria[4]
2
1
50%
France[4]
2
1
50%
Malaysia[3]
2
1
50%
Austria[3]
2
1
50%
Spain[5][6]
2
0
0%
Netherlands[4][7]
2
0
0%
United States[4]
2
0
0%
Lebanon[3]
2
0
0%
Greece[4]
1
1
100%
Turkey[4]
1
1
100%
Yemen[4]
1
1
100%
Egypt[4]
1
0
0%
Italy[4]
1
0
0%
Bahrain[3]
1
0
0%
China[3]
1
0
0%
Reported total
2550
890
32%
Coronaviruses
Types
Alphacoronavirus
Betacoronavirus
Gammacoronavirus
Deltacoronavirus
Diseases
Common cold
SARS
MERS
COVID-19
Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccine
Epidemics and pandemics
SARS (2002–2004)
MERS (2012-present)
COVID-19 (2019-present)
See also
Coronaviridae
Novel coronavirus
History of coronavirus
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Since 2012, an outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus has affected several countries, primarily in its namesake, the Middle East. The virus, which causes Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), is a novel coronavirus that was first identified in a patient from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 6 June 2012.
Sporadic cases, small clusters, and large outbreaks have been reported in 24 countries, with over 2,600 cases of the virus and over 900 deaths, as of 2021.[2]
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