Egypt’s Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 1,201 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 145,721. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 14,327 nationwide, after the ministry announced 58 deaths. And 901 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 181,478. During phone-in on Friday with al-Oula channel of the state-TV, Hosny said that all Egyptian ports are at high-alert to prevent the entry of anyone suspected to carry the Indian coronavirus strain. The Indian strain is severe, has a high mortality rate, and is resistant to vaccines, he warned.

Source: Egypt Independent May 17, 2021 09:00 UTC