The Saudi Health Ministry said four new cases of the corona virus, known as the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), have been detected.

In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said the new cases upped the number of the detected cases to 1,331.

The death toll since the outbreak of the disease in the kingdom in 2012 has reached 568, the statement said.

About 748 cases recovered and 22 cases are still under treatment, the statement said.

Source: MENA