Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health reported fifteen new MERS-CoV cases (May 4 2014)

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[Source: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, full page in Arabic: (LINK). Automatic translation.]


Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health reported fifteen new MERS-CoV cases

(May 4 2014)

Daily Situation Report on Cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infection
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• Total number of confirmed cases within 24 hours: 15 cases.
• Cases have been confirmed infected with the virus in the past and have recovered (discharged) today: 4 cases.
• Total number of deaths: one case (within 24 hours)

Summary of the health status of the cases:

• 4 cases asymptomatic.
• 5 cases in stable condition
• 5 cases in intensive care.
• One fatal case.

Cases in the city of Riyadh:

• woman, 45 years old, entered in a government hospital on 29.04.2014 AD with respiratory symptoms, and currently in intensive care, contact with a confirmed case.
• man, 47 years old, entered a government hospital in Riyadh on 04/21/2014 AD with respiratory symptoms, currently in intensive care.
• man, 77 years old, suffering for cancer, entered a government hospital in Riyadh since December 2013, and onset of respiratory symptoms on 29/04/2014 AD, passed away on 02.05.2014.
• woman, 73 years old, entered a government hospital in Riyadh since January 2014, heart disease, onset of respiratory symptoms on 29/04/2014 AD , and currently in intensive care.
• man, 27 years old, onset of high fever, vomiting and diarrhea on 01/05/2014 AD, entered a government hospital on 05.03.2014 AD and in stable condition, contact of a confirmed case.
• man, 55 years old, asymptomatic, contact of a confirmed case.

Cases in the province of Jeddah:

• man, 94 years old, onset of respiratory symptoms on 26/04/2014 AD, entered a government hospital in Jeddah on 04.28.2014 AD, currently in intensive care.
• man, 61 years old, suffering for kidney failure, onset of respiratory symptoms on 04/22/2014 AD, entered a private hospital in Jeddah on 24.04.2014 AD and in stable condition.
• man, 47 years old, suffering for kidney failure, onset of respiratory symptoms on 04/29/2014 AD, entered a government hospital in Jeddah on the same day, in stable condition.
• man, 63 years old, entered a government hospital in Jeddah on 17/02/2014 AD after gangrenous, onset of respiratory symptoms on 29/04/2014 AD, currently in intensive care.
• woman, 40 years old, entered a government hospital in the capital of the Holy on 04/29/2014, respiratory symptoms, and in stable condition, transferred to a government hospital in Jeddah.

Cases in Mecca:

• Woman, 26 years old, with mild respiratory symptoms on 04/21/2014 AD, in stable condition, contact of a confirmed case.
• woman, 27 years old, asymptomatic, contact of a confirmed case.
• woman, 37 years old, asymptomatic, contact of a confirmed case.
• boy, 14 years old, asymptomatic, contact of a confirmed case.

Cases earlier reported, now recovered:

• man, 48 years old, discharged from a government hospital in Jeddah.
• woman, 77 years old, discharged from a government hospital in Riyadh.
• man, 45 years old, discharged from a government hospital in Riyadh.
• man, 81 years old, discharged from a government hospital in Riyadh.

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