The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population on Thursday confirmedThe total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 8,801 nationwide, after the ministry announced 54 deaths on Thursday. And 566 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 125,171. Egypt has officially entered the second wave of the pandemic, after cases rose steadily throughout November and December. Egypt has received doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine, and is expecting more shipments, according to Health Minister Hala Zayed. The Health Ministry is also waiting on a shipment of Russia’s Sputnik-V vaccine.

Source: Egypt Independent January 22, 2021 10:41 UTC