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The Saudi MOH has released their daily report on MERS cases, adding 10 new cases from Jeddah, Riyadh and Mecca. No fatalities are reported, nor are there any Health Care Workers in today’s tally. Ages range from 29 to 75, and only 1 is listed as having `pre-existing conditions’.
While nosocomial infection has played a large role in many of the clusters to date, of the 10 cases listed today, 7 are described as developing respiratory symptoms prior to admission to the hospital.
What we don’t right now is what exposures these patients may have had that led to their becoming infected.
Possibilities include (but are not limited to) exposure to camels (including milk, meat, waste products), other environmental exposures, out-patient exposure at medical facilities, or possibly limited community H2H transmission.
The reality is, it will probably turn out to be a combination of factors, not one single route. But getting a handle on how this virus is transmitting to humans will be essential if these outbreaks are to be brought under control.
The total number of the confirmed cases over the past 24 hours: 10 cases
The Distribution of Corona cases according to the Kingdom’s regions:
An Overview of the Health Status of the Cases:
- Two cases haven’t developed any symptoms.
- Six stable cases, receiving the proper treatment.
- Two cases in Intensive Care units.
The Health Situation of the Cases in Detail:
A) In Riyadh:
- A 31-year-old man. He has been in contact with a confirmed case and has not developed any symptoms.
- A 50-year-old man. He developed respiratory syndrome on 19/4/2014. Then, he was admitted to a government hospital on 27/4/2014. Now, he is being treated in the ICU.
- A 29-year-old woman. She has been in contact with a confirmed case and has not developed any symptoms.
B) In Jeddah:
- A 50-year-old woman. She was suffering from respiratory syndrome on 12/4/2014. She was admitted to a government hospital on 16/4/2014. Her condition is stable.
- A 53-year-old woman. She was suffering from respiratory syndrome on 24/4/2014. On 27/4/2014, she was admitted to a government hospital. Her condition is stable.
- A 55-year-old man. He displayed respiratory symptoms on 19/4/2014. He was admitted to a private hospital on 22/4/2014. His condition is stable.
- A 75-year-old woman. She displayed respiratory symptoms on 22/4/2014. She was admitted to a private hospital on 24/4/2014. Her condition is stable.
C) In Makkah:
- A 40-year-old man. He displayed respiratory symptoms on 19/4/2014. On 26/4/2014, he was admitted to a government hospital. His condition is stable.
- A 34-year-old man. He developed respiratory syndrome on 13/4/2014. He was admitted to a government hospital on 27/4/2014. Now, he is in the ICU.
- A 49-year-old woman. She was admitted to a government hospital on 13/4/2014 for her diabetes. On 26/4/2014, she displayed respiratory symptoms. Her condition is stable.
