Egypt reports 2,189 new coronavirus infections, 62 deaths on Thursday
Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population reported on Thursday 2,189 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total cases since the outbreak began in February 2020 to 448,497.
File Photo : A woman wears a protective mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while riding a metro on a line Shubra al-Khaimah to Tahrir Square, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
The ministry also recorded 62 COVID-19 linked fatalities, bringing the total tally of deaths to 23,172.
The statement added that the total number of recoveries is 382,037 after 2,009 patients were discharged in the past 24 hours.
Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, the acting health minister, told the weekly cabinet meeting on Thursday that Egypt has so far administered a total of 1.8 million coronavirus vaccine doses to children aged 15-18, and 284,200 to children aged 12-15
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