Coronavirus vaccine from AstraZeneca developed by the University of Oxford- CCvia Flickr/Marco Verch Professional PhotographerCAIRO - 10 March 2020: The Health Ministry in a statement annonced Tuesday that 622 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 187,716. Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 44 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 11,082. A total of 400,000 citizens have registered to reserve the Coronavirus vaccines since the launch of the website last week, announced Minister of Health Hala Zayed. This comes as part of the state's plan to address the Coronavirus pandemic and focus on the public health of citizens. A total of 1,141 citizens have received the first coronavirus vaccine dose on Thursday, the first day of the vaccination campaign targeting the elderly and those suffering from chronic diseases.

Source: Egypt Today March 10, 2021 12:33 UTC