Egypt confirms 567 new coronavirus cases, 48 deaths on Monday

Egypt confirmed 567 new coronavirus cases on Monday, bringing the total infections toll in the country since the outbreak of the pandemic last year to 170,207.

The health ministry reported 48 deaths, bringing the fatalities from the virus to 9,699.

323 patients have been discharged from hospitals after recovering from the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 132,698.

Egypt began its COVID-19 vaccination roll-out in late January, with priority to the country’s medical staff who are on the frontline battling the outbreak.

The roll-out would see each person receiving two shots administered 21 days apart.