Egypt’s Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed 581 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total tally up to 183,591, ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed announced. And 308 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 141,655. Egypt is currently using China’s Sinopharm vaccine for its campaign and has received doses of the UK’s AstraOxford vaccine. AstraOxford and Sputnik-V received emergency approval from the Egyptian Drug Authority on February 24. Egypt’s second wave hit its peak on December 30, when the health ministry reported 1,411 new cases.

Source: Egypt Independent March 03, 2021 08:37 UTC