Egypt Reports 871 New COVID-19 Cases, 43 Deaths

On Tuesday, Egypt’s health ministry reported 871 new COVID-19 cases and 43 deaths over the past 24 hours.

The new tally raises the total number of infections since the pandemic began to 364,033, while the death toll reached 20,770.

According to the ministry, 951 patients were discharged from hospitals after receiving medical care, raising the number of recoveries to 302,259.

Egypt has started its vaccination campaign in January this year, during which around 40 million citizens have been vaccinated against the novel virus, according to officials.

The country has received all types of vaccines worldwide, the latest of which was Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson.

Egypt is also carrying out studies on the emergence of the new coronavirus variant known as Omicron to study its effect on vaccine efficacy.