A medical staff member in protective gear checks temperatures at Cairo University during the coronavirus outbreak, Cairo, Egypt, March 15, 2020. REUTERS
The Egyptian Ministry of Health in its daily coronavirus update statement reported 56 new deaths in the past 24 hours nationwide, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 20,877.
The statement added that 788 patients have been discharged from hospitals after recovering from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 304,156.
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