Egypt’s Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 608 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 178,151, ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed announced. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 10,353 nationwide, after the ministry announced 55 deaths. And 543 patients were discharged from quarantine at isolation hospitals, raising Egypt’s total number of fully-recovered cases to 137,837. Egypt’s second wave hit its peak on December 30, when the health ministry reported 1,411 new cases. The first doses, like in the rest of the world, are reserved for healthcare workers, the elderly, and at-risk persons.

Source: Egypt Independent February 22, 2021 08:26 UTC