Egypt’s Health and Population Ministry has reported the highest increase in COVID-19 cases since January 5, when it registered 1,119 new infections. The ministry on Friday confirmed 1,021 new coronavirus cases, 61 deaths and 765 recovered cases. The country has now reported a total of 227,552 confirmed cases, 170,773 recovered cases, and 13,339 deaths. For his part, Egypt’s Presidential Adviser for Health Affairs Mohamed Awad Tageldin, said that there are progressive increases in coronavirus infections in Egypt. He concluded: “It is not in anyone’s interest to cover up the number of cases, especially since this is a global pandemic and it is unreasonable to play down the number of cases.”

Source: Egypt Independent May 01, 2021 11:48 UTC