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Cumulative cases since outbreak start — WHO DON bulletin dated 2025-05-12
Official report date — in isolated zones, field onset typically precedes this by days to weeks.
WHO DON569 (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus — Kingdom of Saudi Arabia): between 1 March and 21 April 2025, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health reported 9 cases of MERS-CoV infection, including 2 deaths — a cluster of 7 cases in Riyadh involved 6 healthcare workers. Saudi Arabia has reported 2,218 confirmed MERS-CoV cases and 865 deaths since 2012 (CFR 39%).
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HealthWatch Global. MERS-CoV outbreak — Saudi Arabia [Internet]. 2025-05-12 [cited 2026 Aug 10]. Available from: https://healthwatch-global.com/en/outbreak/ab7f3842-2efd-413c-a3e0-857efbd72e76. Data source: WHO DON.
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