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COVID-19 infections surpass 477,000 in Egypt

A man wearing a facemask posing with a camel in front of a pyramid in Egypt. (Archive – Ahram)

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1,832 new COVID-19 infections and 38 deaths were recorded by the Egyptian Ministry of Health on Thursday. The National infections tally has reached 477,173, while the death toll passed 23,927.

“The total number of recoveries has increased to 408,094, as 1,987 patients were discharged from hospitals Nationwide”, the Ministry said in a statement.

Daily COVID-19 infections had spiked over the past two months and exceeded 2,000 cases in January. However, this week confirmed daily cases have been falling below the 2,000 mark.

“Egypt has received more than 142 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines between December 2020 and February 2022. Egypt has administered 69 million doses during its mass vaccination campaign”, acting Minister of Health Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar said on Wednesday.

The Ministry of health vaccination figures confirm, “over 29.8 million citizens have been fully vaccinated, 39 million citizens received their first dose and over a million citizens received the third booster jab”.

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