Egypt’s Health Ministry on Monday confirmed 643 new coronavirus cases, down from 647 on Sunday. The ministry also reported 39 deaths and 490 recovered cases. Egypt has now reported 196,061 confirmed cases, 150,424 deaths, and 11,637 deaths. The Health Ministry is currently working to vaccinate medical staff, people over the age of 65, and those with chronic illnesses. Egypt is currently using China’s Sinopharm vaccine for its campaign will soon receive a shipment of six million doses of the UK’s AstraOxford vaccine.

Source: Egypt Independent March 23, 2021 08:20 UTC