# 8411
A brief announcement from the Saudi Ministry of Health this morning informs us of one additional case of MERS Coronavirus infection, this time in a 26-year-old from Jeddah. As usual, we get very little else in the way of details.
Health: recording cases of one virus (Corona) new in Jeddah
05/27/1435
In the context of the work of epidemiological investigation and ongoing follow-up carried out by the Ministry of Health for the virus, "Corona" that causes Acquired Middle East respiratory MERS-CoV, Ministry announces the registration of the case of a citizen at the age of 26 years in Jeddah, and receiving treatment in intensive care. God asking him to recover.
While the lack of details here make it difficult to match up, I would note that overnight Crof at Crofsblog picked up a report of a male nurse (age not given) from Jeddah, who is suspected of being infected with the virus.
For more on the status of the emergence of MERS-CoV, the World Health Organization released an updated summary and literature review yesterday (see WHO: MERS-CoV Summary & Literature Update – March 27th).
