The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population reported on Saturday 47 new coronavirus cases, six deaths, and 656 recovered cases. A total of 284,262 cases have been reported in Egypt, alongside 16,524 deaths and 230,368 recovered cases. Madbouly announced at the beginning of June that 2.5 million citizens have received a vaccine against COVID-19, out of Egypt’s population of 104 million. The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Supply, Medical Supply and Medical Technology Administration (UPA) announced in mid-June that it has secured over 46 million COVID-19 doses during the fiscal year 2020/2021. Egypt’s Prime Minister added that Egypt has also produced one million doses of coronavirus vaccines thus far.


Source:   Egypt Independent
August 01, 2021 08:48 UTC