Egypt Registers 723 New COVID-19 Cases, 20 Deaths

On Sunday, Egypt’s Health Ministry reported 723 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country’s total up to 387,882.

The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 21,817 nationwide after the ministry announced 20 deaths.

About 612 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising the total number of fully-recovered cases to 322,180.

On November 14, the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) announced the start of clinical trials for CoviVacc, the country’s first coronavirus vaccine.

The authority confirmed that the vaccine is a fruitful outcome of cooperation between the National Research Center and Vaccine Valley Company.