PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (33): Saudi Arabia (RI, SH, AS) EMRO, WHO update

MERS — Saudi Arabia
In the past 72 hours since the last update [MERS-CoV (32): Saudi Arabia (RI, AS) ] there have been a total of 5 newly confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection and 2 newly reported recoveries.
Information on newly confirmed cases (5):

[1]
Date of confirmation report: 8 Mar 2019
Case no.: 19-1871
MERS in Wadi Aldwasir city: 85-year-old male in Wadi Aldwasir city, Riyadh region [originally reported as still under investigation, classification changed on 10 Mar 2019]
Contact with camels: