On Tuesday, Egypt’s Health Ministry reported 688 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 298,296.
The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 17,016 nationwide after the ministry announced 24 deaths.
About 703 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising the total number of fully-recovered cases to 251,395.
Egypt plans to vaccinate 40 million citizens by the end of the year, representing around 40% of the population.