Egypt reports 868 new coronavirus cases, 43 deaths on Tuesday

Ahram Online , Wednesday 20 Oct 2021

Egypt reported 868 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the total infection tally officially to 320,207 since the outbreak began in February 2020, said Health Ministry in its daily coronavirus update statement.

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A woman receives a dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at one of the Youth centres where citizens can get the vaccines without prior registration, in an effort to boost the country s vaccination drive, in Cairo, Egypt, September 27, 2021. REUTERS

The Health Ministry reported in its daily coronavirus statement that 43 new deaths related to Covid-19 complications were recorded in the past 24 hours nationwide, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 18,058.

The statement added that 711 patients have been discharged after recovering from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 270,193.

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