Between 1 April and 31 May 2020 the National IHR Focal Point of Saudi Arabia reported nine new cases of MERS CoV infection including five deaths The cases were reported from Riyadh seven cases Assir one case and Northern one case Regions Most cases were and ages of the reported cases ranged from 40 to 96 years Of the cases reported in Riyadh six were from a hospital outbreak in the region between 21 and 31 May 2020 an index case who was a newly admitted patient and five secondary cases identified through contact tracing One of the secondary cases was a health care worker and the other four were in patients admitted due to other health conditions All four in patients were bedridden and above 75 years of age All reported cases had comorbidities with the exception of the healthcare worker