Egypt reports 933 new coronavirus infections, 59 deaths on Sunday

Ahram Online , Monday 1 Nov 2021

Egypt reported 933 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the total infection tally to 331,017 since the outbreak in February 2020, reported the health ministry in its daily coronavirus update.

Elderly people, wearing protective face masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, wait to receive a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine at a health centre, in Qatameya, Cairo, Egypt March 22, 2021. REUTERS

Fifty-nine coronavirus-related deaths were recorded on Sunday, putting the total deaths from the virus at 18,651, the ministry added.

In addition, 644 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovering from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 278,267.

Egypt has so far received 72 million coronavirus vaccine doses, 38 million of which were administered, Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, higher education minister and acting health minister said on Sunday.

Egypt is expected to receive 26 million doses of the Sinovac, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines in the near term, he noted.

The country has thus far allocated 1,079 vaccination centres nationwide and is expected to open more.

According to health officials, around 25 million citizens have been vaccinated in Egypt.

The government has set a goal to vaccinate 40 million citizens by the end of 2021.

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