As of February 14, 2020, over 2,500 laboratory-confirmed cases have been reported with a high death rate of 34.4%, making MERS-CoV one of the deadliest viruses known to humans.
Kwa maelfu ya miaka, virusi vya CoV vimeendelea kupita vizuizi vya aina ya wanyama na vingine vimeibuka kuwa visababisha vikuu vya magonjw vya wanadamu.