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| Saudi MERS Cases 2019 (n=64) |
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A bit later than usual today the Saudi MOH has updated their Epi Week 7 MERS list adding their 63rd & 64th cases of the year, bringing this week's total to 24, and the total thus far for the month of February to 50.
The first case - once again from Wadi Aldwasir - is a 65 y.o. male classified as a Primary case with recent camel contact.
The second case hails from Umluj City, in Northwestern Saudi Arabia, roughly 300 miles north and west of Mecca. This case is a 78 y.o. male, again classified as a Primary case with recent camel contact.
Today's case from Wadi Aldwasir is the 40th reported in that town since January 29th. In addition to a handful of primary cases - some with camel contact, some without - there appears to have been at least 3 clusters in this outbreak.
- 6 cases have been listed as secondary, household contacts
- 2 cases have been listed as secondary, community-acquired
- 23 cases have been listed as secondary, healthcare-acquired.
