Egypt’s Health Ministry on Monday confirmed 89 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases up to 283,409. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths has now reached 16,418 nationwide, after the ministry announced six deaths. 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 China’s Sinovac vaccine thus far.

Source: Egypt Independent July 15, 2021 08:48 UTC