Egypt witnessed a record 623 daily recoveries from COVID-19 on Sunday, raising the total number of the recovered cases in the country to 20,726, said the health ministry. Meanwhile, the country reported 1,218 new COVID-19 infections, the lowest since June 19, raising the total cases registered since mid-February to 75,253, Health Ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed said in a statement. Egypt announced its first confirmed COVID-19 case on Feb. 14 and the first death from the highly infectious virus on March 8. Daily infections in the country have been surpassing 1,000 cases since May 28, with a record of 1,774 on June 19. Egypt and China have been cooperating closely in fighting the pandemic through exchanging medical aid and expertise.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 06, 2020 06:00 UTC