(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The Saudi health ministry published on Tuesday new statistics on the number of people infected with Coronavirus since 2012, saying there were 688 patients, among them 282 fatalities.
"Last month the Ministry of Health's Command and Control Center launched a rigorous examination of data related to MERS-CoV patients from 2012 onwards," the ministry said in a statement on its website.
"The main objective of that review was to ensure a more complete and accurate understanding of the MERS-CoV outbreak in the Kingdom," the statement said.
"The review has already enhanced the Ministry's policy development process and improved measures taken to address the situation, the statement said.
"Following the review, the new total number of cases recorded in the Kingdom between 2012 and today, is 688," the statement added.
"Of that total, 282 of the cases were fatalities, 53 are currently receiving treatment, 353 have recovered," the statement said.
Based on the findings of the review, the Ministry has already put in place a number of measures to ensure that best practices of data gathering, reporting, transparency are being strictly observed, and that the necessary systems and processes have been put in place to ensure that from now on, case information will be accurate, reliable and timely," the statement added.
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