RVF toll rises to 123 with death in Qunfuda

RIYADH, 26 February — Another person died in the Kingdom of Rift Valley Fever taking the death toll from the disease to 123 since its outbreak in the southern province of Jizan last September, according to a Health Ministry statement here yesterday. The latest death was reported from Qunfuda in the Western region. Of a total of 878 people who contracted the disease, 754 have recovered so far, the statement said. (SPA)