Egypt Registers Highest-Single Day COVID-19 Cases

Egypt registered, on Monday, 2223 new coronavirus cases, the highest-ever single day record since the outbreak of the pandemic in February 2020.

The total number of reported coronavirus cases in the country has jumped to 425,911, according to the Ministry of Health and Population's daily report.

The ministry also reported 31 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total fatalities nationwide to 22,635.

Moreover, 1891 patients have been discharged from hospitals after recovering from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 358,165.

It is worth mentioning that, Egypt’s daily coronavirus report includes infections related to the COVID-19 virus, and its new variants (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Omicron), the ministry spokesman revealed.

Abdel Ghaffar added that Coronavirus and its mutants respond to therapeutic protocols, as well as internationally-approved vaccines around the world.

Earlier, Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said that about 40.2% of Egyptian citizens received the COVID-19 vaccine.

In press remarks, Abdel Ghaffar added that the state aims to vaccinate 70% of citizens during the coming period, stressing that vaccinating the largest number of citizens will reduce hospital admission, deaths rates, and combat virus mutations.