On Thursday, Egypt’s Health Ministry reported 51 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 284523.
The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 16557 nationwide after the ministry announced 7 deaths.
About 101 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising the total number of fully-recovered cases to 232280 .
Egypt plans to vaccinate 40 million citizens by the end of the year, representing around 40% of the population.