Egypt reports 1,149 new coronavirus cases, 45 fatalities Monday

CAIRO - 25 May 2020: The Health Ministry said Monday night that 1,149 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 254,984.

In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 45 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 14,766.

As many as 768 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 187,446 so far, the spokesman said.

Advisor to President on health affairs, Mohamed Awad Tag El-Din, affirmed that there is no reason to be concerned about the black fungus spreading in Egypt.

He added that the black fungus is a well-known strain that may happen to some people while taking antibiotics.

“Some people while taking antibiotics may develop a white layer in their mouth, this is not new or strange” Tag El-Din said, as he affirmed that the black fungus is not only related to Coronavirus, but it could appear as part of any other disease’s complications.

He noted that there are some cases in Egypt that suffer from fungus; however, not many cases have been discovered widely.

Head of the Scientific Committee for Combating COVID-19 Hossam Hosny said in a phone-in that there is no country in the world that does not have black fungus cases as it is the outcome of very low levels of immunity.