# 7956
Without explanation, the Saudi Ministry of Health updated their MERS-CoV graphic (see above) to reflect a 53rd fatality in the Kingdom. The last KSA text update came on the 7th of November, announcing new cases in Riyadh and Jeddah, which leaves us right now with no indication as to what patient this graphic change refers to.
Meanwhile, Oman reports their first MERS fatality, that of their first local case; a 68 year-old man who was first reported to be infected on October 29th (see Oman Announces 1st MERS-CoV Case). The World Health Organization GAR update on that case described it thusly:
The patient in Oman is a 68-year-old man from Al Dahkliya region who became ill on 26 October 2013 and was hospitalized on 28 October 2013. Preliminary epidemiological investigations revealed that he did not recently travel outside the country. However, investigations are currently ongoing to determine what exposures might be responsible for his infection
From www.aleqt.com we get the following (machine translated) brief report:
The death of the first case of infected Coruna in the Sultanate of Oman
Muscat: SPA
Announced the Omani Ministry of Health for the death of the first case registered as infected with (Corona) that causes respiratory syndrome Middle East RO person at the age of 68 years had been suffering from several chronic diseases, including diabetes, pressure and heart failure.The ministry said the cause of death due to the lack of president in the patient's lung function has led to the deterioration of his health and thus died yesterday
