On Wednesday, Egypt’s Health Ministry reported 861 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 314,977.
The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 17,806 nationwide after the ministry announced 41 deaths.
About 899 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising the total number of fully-recovered cases to 265,663.
Egypt plans to vaccinate 40 million citizens by the end of the year, representing around 40% of the population.