Egypt records 112 COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths

CAIRO, 19 April 2020: The Ministry of Health announced, Sunday recording 112 new coronavirus cases, and 15 deaths.

According to Health Ministry Spokesman Khaled Megahed, the new cases, raises Egypt’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 3144 and deaths to 239.

He added that the number of coronavirus cases whose tests turned from positive to negative increased to 1001, including 732 people who recovered from the virus.

All positive cases are placed under quarantine at isolation hospitals, the spokesman said.

He added that 31 of those infected with coronavirus were discharged from hospitals after receiving the necessary medical care. The total number of recoveries so far reached 732.