On Wednesday, Egypt’s Health Ministry reported 692 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 298,988.
The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 17,043 nationwide after the ministry announced 27 deaths.
About 507 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising the total number of fully-recovered cases to 251,902.
Egypt plans to vaccinate 40 million citizens by the end of the year, representing around 40% of the population.
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