#13,962
After a very slow Epi Week 12, where Saudi Arabia only reported 1 MERS case, week 13 has picked up the pace again with 5 cases over the past 5 days.
Curiously, the 4th case of the week (a 53 y.o. female from Hufoof) is the second primary (no camel contact) female case from Hufoof reported in the past two days.The 5th case - a 78 y.o. male from Riyadh - is listed as `primary' with recent camel contact.
Despite the recent drop off in case reports, the first quarter of 2019 is running at nearly double the rate we saw a year ago. While concerning, thus far we've seen no signs of enhanced or efficient community transmission of the virus.
