Egypt Reports 922 New COVID Cases, 60 Deaths

On Saturday, Egypt reported 922 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, 60 deaths, and 539 recoveries, according to the ministry of health.

In its daily briefing, the ministry reported a total of 335,673 recovered cases in Egypt, along with 18,949 deaths and 281,864 recoveries.

The country’s fourth wave of the virus is in full force, with daily cases seeing a tenfold increase than what was recorded at the end of July.

According to the Health Ministry: these figures only represent 10 percent of actual cases.

The government estimated last month that Egypt has administrated a total of 35 million coronavirus vaccine doses, and has a cost of US$400 million. All types of vaccines have been provided by Egypt to fight the pandemic.

Egypt’s vaccination campaign began in January with priority groups and later expanded to university students. Registration for the jab is open to all.

Egypt is aiming to reach 40 million people who have been double vaccinated by September.