# 8105
While there are news reports (see Crofsblog Saudi Arabia: A new MERS case in Riyadh? (updated and confirmed) of a new 20 year-old MERS patient at the "King Khaled Hospital, KSA’s Ministry of Health has just posted a brief announcement of five new cases of MERS with ages ranging from 27 to 73 years of age.
As is usual with Saudi announcements, details such as date of onset or diagnosis are not provided, so we don’t really know how recent these cases are. Three of these cases are health care workers with reportedly mild or no symptoms.
Health: 5 registered cases of HIV (Corona) in Riyadh new
02/22/1435
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 respiratory syndrome Middle East MERS-CoV Ministry announces the registration of five cases in Riyadh.
The first citizen at the age of 57 years old, suffers from several chronic diseases and receiving treatment for intensive care, asking God cured him.
The second citizen at the age of 73 years old, had been suffering from several chronic diseases, has passed away, may he rest in peace.
And the third is a resident at the age of 43 years, working in the health sector and the communion of the confirmed case and has no symptoms.
And the fourth to a resident at the age of 35 years, working in the health sector and Mkhalt of confirmed cases and has no symptoms.
The fifth citizen at the age of 27 years, working in the health sector and Mkhalt of confirmed cases and has no symptoms. We ask God's healing them all.
