On Monday, Egypt’s Health Ministry reported 679 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 297,608.
The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 16,992 nationwide after the ministry announced 22 deaths.
About 388 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising the total number of fully-recovered cases to 250,692.
Egypt plans to vaccinate 40 million citizens by the end of the year, representing around 40% of the population.