The Health Ministry said on Tuesday 54 new coronavirus cases were detected, all of them are Egyptians, who were in contact with other positive cases.
"This upped the total number of confirmed cases to 710" Khaled Megahed, the ministry’s spokesman said in a statement.
Five more deaths were confirmed; raising the total number to 46. Two of the deceased died before arriving at a hospital.
"Up to 157 coronavirus patients have totally recovered so far," the spokesman said.
"Seven Egyptians were among the recovered patients today," he added.
Also, the number of coronavirus patients who had now been retested for the virus and had received negative results has reached 205, after getting proper treatment in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO).
In this regard, Health Minister Hala Zayed reviewed the pandemic situation, saying that the number of positive cases globally for each one million people is 105, while the percentage of deaths for each one million citizens is 5.1.
"In Egypt, the number of positive cases for each one million citizens is six and the percentage of deaths for each one million citizens is 0.4, a matter which refers that the situation in Egypt is stable until now," Zayed pointed out.
She called on those who returned from abroad, positive cases, and their families to follow up the ministry's instructions and the state's precautionary measures.
The ministry has stepped up precautionary measures in the affected governorates and intensified campaigns to spread awareness about infectious diseases.
Megahed stressed that the ministry announced all positive and suspected cases nationwide.
The ministry raises its preparedness at all the country’s ports and airports to monitor the virus developments, receiving inquires from citizens about the virus through its hotline 105 or 15335.
The coronavirus has killed more than 39,000 people and infected over 800,000 around the world.
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