On Oct. 2, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it had been notified of one human case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) on Sept. 5 2024, by the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

The case is a male from the Eastern Region of KSA aged between 50-55 years, with underlying health conditions. He had no history of contact with camels and was not a health care worker. The follow-up of close contacts was completed, and no secondary cases were detected. Since the beginning of the year, five cases including four deaths have been reported from KSA