The oldest Egyptian infected with the novel coronavirus COVID-19, Abdel Moneim, 88, recovered from his illness on Tuesday and left al-Qalyubia’s quarantine hospital after test results for the virus came back negative. Abdel Moneim was twice tested for coronavirus following his transfer to al-Qalyubia from the Abbassia Fever Hospital, the chief of the medical team at the quarantine hospital Soad Hatata said. Egypt on Monday confirmed 125 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s number of confirmed total cases so far to 2,190. The total number of COVID-19 deaths has now reached one hundred and sixty-four nationwide, after announcing 5 deaths today. Forty-one cases left quarantine on Monday.

Source: Egypt Independent April 14, 2020 15:00 UTC