Egypt’s Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed 1,119 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total tally up to 144,583, ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed announced. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths hot 7,918 nationwide, after the ministry announced 55 deaths. And 813 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 115,414. Egypt has officially entered the second wave of the pandemic, after cases rose steadily throughout November and December. The country’s Health Ministry quickly denied the allegations, and local health authorities launched an investigation into the deaths.

Source: Egypt Independent January 06, 2021 08:15 UTC