A senior Saudi Arabia's health ministry official today disclosed that the number of those who have contracted Corona virus, a direct cause of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), amounted to 141 cases in Saudi Arabia, out of them 57 passed away. In a press statement, Dr. Abdullah bin Mufreh Assiri, Assistant Secretary General for Preventive Health, explained the advanced means the Ministry is applying to deal with those suspected to have contracted the virus, aiming to prevent the case from being epidemic.