Egypt's Coronavirus cases surpass 100K with 178 new infections on Monday

CAIRO - 8 September 2020: The Health Ministry said Monday that 178 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 100,041.

In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 11 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 5,541.

As many as 900 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 79,008 so far, the spokesman said.

Since early August, the daily toll dropped below 200, registering a record drop in daily reported cases on 22 August with only 89 new infections, the lowest daily tally since April.

However, Egyptian officials have repeatedly urged caution to avoid a second wave of the pandemic, particularly with the advent of autumn and the beginning of the academic year.

The deadly virus has infected a total of 27,433,703 people worldwide, including 895,305 deaths and 19,483,299 recoveries.

Egypt reported the first confirmed case of the novel virus on 14 February, while the first fatality was recorded on 8 March.