Egypt reports 885 new coronavirus cases, 44 deaths on Friday

Ahram Online , Saturday 23 Oct 2021

Egypt reported 885 new coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing the total infection tally officially to 322,852 since the outbreak began in February 2020, said Health Ministry in its daily coronavirus update statement.

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File photo of a man receives the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, at Al-Nozha Hospital in Cairo, Egypt. On Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 (AP)

Egypt’s Health Ministry reported in its daily coronavirus statement that 44 new deaths related to Covid-19 complications were recorded officially in the past 24 hours nationwide, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 18,195.

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The statement added that 713 patients have been discharged after recovering from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 272,505.

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