On Thursday, Egypt’s Health Ministry reported 861 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 494,519.
The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 24,269 nationwide after the ministry announced 12 deaths.
About 641 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising the total number of fully-recovered cases to 424,098.
The recent spike in infections comes as Egypt continues to push ahead with efforts to expand its vaccination campaign to vaccinate 70% of the population by the second half of 2022.
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