Saudi Arabia reported 15 confirmed new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus cases during last week, among them 10 in Riyadh, while two cases in Al-Ihsaa, one in each Jeddah, Al-Qassim, and Tabuk, Health ministry said on Sunday.
In its weekly report, the ministry said that 10 of those cases are male and five females, and belonged to 10 Saudi nationals, two Sudanese, one from Yemen, Philippine, and one Egyptian.
The ministry noted eight cases were discovered inside health facilities, one in National Guards ministry, one in Security Forces Medical Services, three in hospital universities, and two in the private sector.
The report added three cases were from social contact in Riyadh, two cases by health workers, and three picked up the virus from hospital facilities, and one from inside a residency, among others.
Since its eruption in 2012, the virus killed 416 individuals out of total 957 cases, among them 516 have already recovered and 23 are receiving treatment in the country.