Egypt's Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to 40

The Health Ministry said on Sunday 33 new coronavirus cases were detected, all of them are Egyptians, who were in contact with other positive cases.

"This upped the total number of confirmed cases to 609," Khaled Megahed, the ministry’s spokesman said in a statement.

Four more deaths were confirmed; raising the total number to 40.

The new fatalities are Egyptians whose ages range between 58 and 84 years old. All of them are from Cairo governorate.

"Up to 132 coronavirus patients have totally recovered so far," the spokesman said.

"11 Egyptians were among the recovered patients today," he added.

Also, the number of coronavirus patients who had now been retested for the virus and had received negative results has reached 182, after getting excellent treatment in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO).

The ministry has stepped up precautionary measures in the affected governorates and intensified campaigns to spread awareness about infectious diseases.

Megahed stressed that the ministry announced all positive and suspected cases nationwide.

The ministry raises its preparedness at all the country’s ports and airports to monitor the virus developments, receiving inquires from citizens about the virus through its hotline 105 or 15335.

The coronavirus has killed more than 31,900 people and infected over 680,600 around the world.