AlQa'dah 01, 1436 AH, August 16, 2015, SPA -- The Ministry of Health said in its weekly statement that 21 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (Corona) were recorded during the past week. The Ministry pointed out that the number included 20 cases in Riyadh and one case in Abha during the period of 24-30 Shawwal 1436 AH corresponding to 9 to 15 August 2015. It revealed that the total number of confirmed cases of the disease since the beginning is 1072, of them 588 cases were cured at a rate of 54.8%, while 25 cases are still under treatment in addition to 4 isolated cases domestically. -- SPA 14:45 LOCAL TIME 11:45 GMT تغريد