Egypt’s Ministry of Health on Wednesday confirmed 577 new coronavirus cases, down from 581 on Tuesday. The ministry also announced 44 deaths and 500 recovered cases. The country has now reported a total of 184,168 confirmed cases, 142,155 recovered cases, and 10,822 virus-related deaths. Egypt is currently using China’s Sinopharm vaccine for its campaign and has received doses of the UK’s AstraOxford vaccine. Egypt’s second wave hit its peak on December 30, when the health ministry reported 1,411 new cases.

Source: Egypt Independent March 04, 2021 08:48 UTC