Friday, August 18, 2017

Saudi MOH Announces Another MERS Case In Jeddah

http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/CCC/PressReleases/Pages/statistics-2017-08-18-001.aspx


















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After skipping a day, the Saudi MOH has another report of a MERS case (exposure under investigation) in Jeddah.  This is the 4th case announced in Jeddah - a major Hajj terminal - since the first week of August, and comes less than 10 days before the start of this year's Hajj.

http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/CCC/PressReleases/Pages/statistics-2017-08-18-001.aspx

Today's case is the 24th case reported during the first 18 days of August.


Yesterday the World Health Organization published a Saudi MERS update, with details on 26  case that occurred between July 4th and August 12th, 13 of which were associated with a cluster in a hospital in Al Jawf Region.