Egyptian Presidential Adviser for Health Affairs Mohamed Awad Tageldin announced that Egypt is waiting for millions of doses of coronavirus vaccines during May and June from China, Russia and AstraZeneca. Egypt’s Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 1,051 new coronavirus cases, up from 1,032 on Saturday. The ministry also reported 67 deaths and 800 recovered cases. The country has now reported a total of 229,635 confirmed cases, 172,342 recovered cases, and 13,469 deaths. Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced on Saturday that the nation’s weekly rate of coronavirus infections has risen to 10 percent.

Source: Egypt Independent May 03, 2021 12:54 UTC