On Wednesday, Egypt’s Health Ministry reported 883 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 321967.
The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 18151 nationwide after the ministry announced 46 deaths.
About 819 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising the total number of fully-recovered cases to 271792.
Egypt plans to vaccinate 40 million citizens by the end of the year, representing around 40% of the population.