Egypt’s Health Ministry on Monday confirmed 1,277 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s tally up to 143,464, ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed announced. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths is now 7,863 nationwide, after the ministry announced 58 deaths. And 703 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 114,601. The country 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 05, 2021 08:36 UTC