FILE PHOTO: A woman wears a protective face mask, following the outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Kuwait, February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee/File Photo
CAIRO - 31 August 2020: The Health Ministry reported on Sunday that 230 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 98,727.
In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 23 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 5,399.
As many as 818 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 72,120 so far, the spokesman said.
Egypt has witnessed a slight increase in the daily tally of coronavirus cases since Monday, reversing a low of 89 infections on 22 August, the lowest daily infection toll since early April.
The surge comes as the government repeatedly urged caution to avoid a second wave of the pandemic, particularly with the advent of autumn.
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