On Sunday, Egypt’s Health Ministry reported 1910 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country’s total up to 415468.
The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 22,460 nationwide after the ministry announced 29 deaths.
About 1209 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising the total number of fully-recovered cases to 343,971.
It is worth mentioning that, Egypt has managed so far to vaccinate around 40.2% of people against the Coronavirus, according to health officials.
The country is also aiming to vaccinate 70% of citizens in the coming period.
Egypt’s vaccination campaign started in January 2021 using various types of imported and locally made vaccines and vaccinating millions of citizens.
Health Affairs Presidential Advisor Mohamed Awad Tag El-Din said that 500,000 citizens received COVID-19 booster shots, especially those with weak immunity.
In a press conference, Tag El-Din urged citizens to remain home, follow preventive measures and avoid crowded places.
Earlier, the Presidential Advisor said that the new COVID-19 mutant is not more difficult than other ones, but it is highly contagious.
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