Egypt records 1556 COVID-19 cases, 83 deaths

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Mon, 29 Jun 2020 - 08:38 GMT

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Mon, 29 Jun 2020 - 08:38 GMT

Test tube with Coronavirus name label is seen in this illustration. (File photo: Reuters)

Test tube with Coronavirus name label is seen in this illustration. (File photo: Reuters)

CAIRO - 29 June 2020: Egypt recorded, Sunday, 1556 new coronavirus cases, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 66754.

In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 83 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 2872.


As many as 412 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 17951 so far, the spokesman said.

The Egyptian Drug Authority announced signing a deal with AstraZeneca to supply the country with the Oxford University's vaccine for COVID-19 without disclosing the number of doses or the delivery date.

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