Table 2.

Novel surveillance metrics in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for the weeks of April 28, 2023, and May 5, 2023.

Country	April 28, 2023				May 5, 2023
	Speeda	Accelerationb	Jerkc	7-day persistence effect on speedd	Speeda	Accelerationb	Jerkc	7-day persistence effect on speedd
Algeria	0.02	0	0	0	0.02	0	0	0
Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iran	0.22	0	0.06	0.04	0.20	0	0	–0.04
Israel	2.39	0.05	–0.09	0.19	1.84	–0.12	–0.05	–0.40
Kuwait	0.20	0	0	0.03	0.16	0	0	–0.03
Lebanon	1.17	0	0.27	0.10	1.08	0.67	0.84	–0.19
Libya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morocco	0.13	0	0	0.01	0.14	0	0	–0.02
Oman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Qatar	16.52	1.27	–0.25	0	6.13	–1.27	–0.82	–2.73
Saudi Arabia	0.50	-0.04	0	0.04	0	-0.05	0.01	–0.08
Tunisia	2.09	0.06	–0.04	0.12	1.52	–0.13	0	–0.35
United Arab Emirates	2.21	0.01	–0.08	0.15	2.08	–0.06	–0.01	–0.37

^aNew COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population.

^bDifference in speed from one week to the next.

^cChange in acceleration from one week to the next.

^dThe impact of the 1- and 7-day lags of speed on current speed.