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Monday, April 02, 2018
Saudi MOH: 1 New MERS-CoV Case, 1 Recovery & 1 Death
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The Saudi MOH has been playing catch up the past couple of days, announcing 2 new cases for March 30th yesterday, and posting updates for the 31st, and April 1st overnight.
For the 31st, they announce one death, that of a 23 y.o. male from Riyadh said to have a preexisting illness. This may be the hospital acquired case reported on February 25th.
For April 1st, they report a 50 y.o. male from Ahad Rufaidah as a primary case (no risk exposure listed) who is in critical condition. Additionally, once recovery (from Najran) is reported.