Egypt Reports 221 New Coronavirus Cases, 10 Deaths

On Thursday, Egypt reported 221 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total infection tally officially to 287159 since the outbreak began in February 2020, according to the Health Ministry in its daily coronavirus update statement.

The health ministry also reported in its statement 10  new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 16701 .

The statement added that 517 patients have been discharged after recovering from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 237056 .

Noteworthy, Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population said in a post on its official page on “Facebook” that the Coronavirus vaccine is safe, effective, and stimulates the immune system to form antibodies to protect the body from the virus.