The Saudi Ministry of Health announced on Monday new death cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) or Corona virus.

A statement issued by the ministry said two more people died raising the death toll from the disease to 440 since the outbreak of the virus in the Kingdom in 2012.

The ministry was quoted by Saudi Press Agency (SPA) as saying in a statement , that although the number of cases is still less than what was recorded in the same period last year, it will keep its preparations as they are in cooperation with all concerned parties, including the society and health workers.