Egypt’s Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed 970 new coronavirus cases bringing the country’s total up to 151,723, announced ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths is now 8,304 nationwide, after the ministry announced 55 deaths. And 423 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 119,635. 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 13, 2021 08:37 UTC