On Thursday, Egypt’s Health Ministry reported 865 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 315842.
The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 17846 nationwide after the ministry announced 40 deaths.
About 781 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising the total number of fully-recovered cases to 266444.
Egypt plans to vaccinate 40 million citizens by the end of the year, representing around 40% of the population.