Egypt reports 227 new coronavirus cases, 13 deaths

Egypt confirmed on Saturday 227 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 4,319, according to a health ministry statement.

The country also reported 13 new fatalities on Saturday, bringing the total number to 307, the statement added.

The new 227 cases are all Egyptians and were detected through the ministry’s investigation and contact tracing protocols, health ministry spokesmen Khaled Megahed said.

Megahed added that 39 Egyptians fully recovered and discharged from hospitals on Saturday, which brings the total number of recoveries from the virus so far to 1,114.