Egypt confirmed on Saturday 923 new COVID-19 infections, raising the tally in the country to 81,158, said Egyptian Health Ministry. Meanwhile, 67 patients died from the virus, bringing the death toll to 3,769, while 602 patients were cured and discharged from hospitals, taking the total recoveries to 23,876, Egyptian Health Ministry Spokesman Khaled Megahed said in a statement. Egypt announced its first confirmed COVID-19 case on Feb. 14 and the first death from the highly infectious virus on March 8. Egypt and China have been cooperating closely in fighting the pandemic through exchanging medical aid and expertise. In early February, Egypt provided aid to China to help with its fight against COVID-19 and China later returned favor by sending three batches of medical aid to the North African country, the latest of which was in mid-May.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 10, 2020 16:30 UTC