Egypt Reports 871 New Coronavirus Cases, 44 Deaths

On Sunday, Egypt’s Health Ministry reported 871 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 318456.

 

The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 17970 nationwide after the ministry announced 44 deaths.

About 633 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising the total number of fully-recovered cases to 268843.

Egypt plans to vaccinate 40 million citizens by the end of the year, representing around 40% of the population.