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Table 1 Number of confirmed cases of MERS-CoV, number of deaths and health workers affected in the Middle East up to the Intervention Period

From: An educational programme for nursing college staff and students during a MERS- coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabia

Month and year

Number of laboratory confirmed cases (accumulative)

Number of deaths (accumulative)

Healthcare workers (accumulative)

30 November 2012

9

5

Not available

25 April 2013

17

7

10 probable cases

8 May 2013

30

14

2

17 May 2013

40

20

2

31 May 2013

50

30

2

20 June 2013

64 (2 children)

38

2

9 July 2013

80 (6 children)

45

4

13 August 2013

94

47

8

20 September 2013

130

58

13

20 January 2014

178

76

32

27 March 2014

206

86

32

24 April 2014

254

93

32

9 May 2014

536

145

58

  1. Source: WHO, Global Alerts and Responses, Coronavirus infections.