Tourists wear protective masks in Saint Mark's Square in Venice as Italy battles a coronavirus outbreak, Venice, Italy, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
CAIRO - 14 September 2020: The Health Ministry said that 153 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 101,009.
In a Sunday statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 21 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 5,648.
As many as 900 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 84,161 so far, the spokesman said.
Since the outbreak hit the country in mid-February, Egypt has a total of 101,009 infections, including 5,648 deaths and 84,161 recoveries.
Egypt had witnessed a slight increase in the daily tally of coronavirus cases in the past weeks, reversing a low of 89 on August 22 — 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 and the beginning of the new academic year.
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