On Saturday, Egypt’s Health Ministry reported 458 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 292,476.
The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 16,860 nationwide after the ministry announced 13 deaths.
About 750 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising the total number of fully-recovered cases to 246,075.
Egypt plans to vaccinate 40 million citizens by the end of the year, representing around 40% of the population.