Egypt reports 51 new coronavirus infections, 7 deaths in 24 hours

CAIRO - 3 August 2020: The Health Ministry said Monday night that 51 new Covid-19 cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak of coronavirus in the country to 284,362.

In a statement, spokesman for the Health Ministry Dr Khaled Megahed said seven patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 16,535.

As many as 560 patients were discharged from hospitals after receiving medical care, taking the number of recoveries up to 231,259, the spokesman added.

Health Minister Hala Zayed said on August 1, her ministry started issuing accredited certificates for those who got Covid-19 vaccines as of today.

Some 126 offices nationwide will be responsible for issuing the certificates for those willing to obtain them, Zayed said.

In a statement on Saturday, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said the certificates will be issued for EGP 100 for Egyptians and $10 for non-Egyptians.

He noted that those certificates are fully secured as they have been released by the secured and smart documents complex with QR Codes. When these codes are scanned by mobile phones, the certificate holder’s data, photo and status as regards the virus vaccine will appear.

Work is underway to finalize a mobile application named “Egypt Health Passport” to be used at airports. Passengers will register their data then the application will be able to recognize their vaccine certificates and show whether they are vaccinated or not.