Riyadh: A Saudi national aged 56 died after contracting the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
He was admitted to a government-run hospital in Hafr Al-Batin where he passed away due to health complications.
An 85-year-old Saudi national who was also diagnosed with the viral disease is reportedly in critical condition at a public hospital in Medina.
The Ministry of Health announced that no MERS-Cov patients has recovered over the past 24 hours.