On Saturday, Egypt’s Health Ministry reported 667 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 300,945.
The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 17,149 nationwide after the ministry announced 39 deaths.
About 789 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising the total number of fully-recovered cases to 254,060.
Egypt plans to vaccinate 40 million citizens by the end of the year, representing around 40% of the population.