Coronavirus Cases
Also, 12 people have died of the virus over the past week, the minister noted.
In a statement, the Spokesperson for the Health Ministry Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said 51 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 23,857.
In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said 38 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 22,368.
According to informed sources, the shipment included 462,000 Moderna doses and 1,501,000 Pfizer doses. The shipment was handed to the Ministry of Health, according to the sources.
The Health Ministry said 879 new coronavirus cases were detected on Saturday in Egypt, upping the total number of infections to 368,335.
As many as 674 patients were discharged from hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recoveries to 243,297, he added.
The Health Ministry said 861 new coronavirus cases were detected on Friday, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 266,350.
Egypt has detectd 823 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 212,130.
As many as 322 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 155,016 so far, the spokesman said.
The Ministry of Health announced that 752 new coronavirus cases were detected on Thursday, upping the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 159,715.
Minister of Higher Education Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said coronavirus cases in Egypt will continue to rise over January and the first half of February, as Egypt is currently facing a new wave of the pandemic.
As many as 143 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 101,564 so far, the spokesman said.
The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 227 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 109,881.
Egypt's Health Ministry said Wednesday it reported 207 new coronavirus cases, upping the total number of confirmed cases in Egypt since the beginning of the outbreak to 108,329.
Egypt's Health Ministry said late on Wednesday that 179 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 107,209.