Egypt reports 175 coronavirus cases, 17 deaths in 24 hours

CAIRO – 10 September 2020: The Egyptian Health Ministry said late on Wednesday that 175 new coronavirus cases and 17 deaths due to the novel virus were reported.

This raises the total number of confirmed cases and deaths since the outbreak in the country began to 100,403 and 5,577 respectively.

As many as 803 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 80,689 so far, the spokesman said.

Since early last month, the daily toll dropped below 200, except for the last week in August, registering a record drop in daily reported cases on August 22 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.

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