Egypt reports 901 coronavirus cases, 31 deaths on Thursday

CAIRO - 17 December 2021: The Health Ministry said 901 new coronavirus cases were detected on Thursday in Egypt, upping the total number of infections to 372,599.

Health Ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said 31 patients died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 21,234.

As many as 695 patients were discharged from hospitals after receiving medical care, taking the number of recoveries to 310,049, it added.

Earlier in December, Acting Health Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar revealed that Egypt has received about 98.4 million doses of coronavirus vaccines since the beginning of the pandemic in Egypt early this year.

He added that the ministry has already used 48 million doses in vaccination so far, with about 51 million doses remaining ready for use.