Iranian family wear protective masks to prevent contracting a coronavirus, as they stand at Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran February 20, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Nazanin Tabatabaee via REUTERSCAIRO - 7 July 2020: Egypt recorded, Tuesday, 1057 new coronavirus cases, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 77279. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 67 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 3489. As many as 480 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 21718 so far, the spokesman said. The Egyptian Drug Authority announced signing a deal with AstraZeneca to supply the country with the Oxford University's vaccine for COVID-19 without disclosing the number of doses or the delivery date

Source: Egypt Today July 07, 2020 20:48 UTC