At least 50 new coronavirus cases and one death have been reported at five Egyptian state-run press institutions, including five cases in Egypt’s biggest press initiation Al-Ahram, the country's National Press Authority (NPA) announced late on Tuesday.

In an official statement, the NPA said that five positive cases have been discovered at Al-Ahram, three of whom have been admitted to isolation and state hospitals and two have been ordered to remain in home-isolation to receive the necessary treatment. 

The regulatory body also reported one death and 11 positive cases at Akhbar Al-Youm press institution, three of whom have fully recovered and been discharged while the remaining are still isolated.

Another 38 employees who had come in contact with the 11 newly-discovered cases are in home-isolation under the supervision of the institution's medical department, the NPA added.

The authority pointed out that 10 COVID-19 patients have also been detected at Dar Al-Tahrir institution, while 17 other suspected coronavirus cases have been traced and ordered to remain in home-isolation.

Up to 12 of Dar Al-Tahrir’s workers have been furloughed with pay for three weeks as a result of coming in contact with the newly-discovered cases, the statement added.

Rose Al-Yusuf press institution has also reported 12 infections, one of whom retested negative recently while the others are in isolation.

Another two confirmed infections have been discovered and five other suspected cases have been traced in Dar Almaarief press institution, according to the NPA statement.

The statement added that 10 positive cases have also been reported at Dar Al-Hilal institution – two of whom have recovered and been discharged.

Earlier this week, Egypt's press syndicate said that three Egyptian journalists had died of the super-spreader virus and eight others had been infected.

A total of 27,536 coronavirus cases have been registered in Egypt, including 1,052 fatalities and 6,827 recoveries.