Egypt is closing in on 800 new coronavirus cases per day

By Amwal Al Ghad English On Dec 23, 2020

Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) workers disinfect sites to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus pandemic

The Health Ministry reported 788 new covid-19 infections yesterday, up from 718 the day before. The ministry also reported 37 new deaths, bringing the country’s total death toll to 7,167.

Egypt has now disclosed a total of 127,601 confirmed cases of covid-19.

Setting up more quarantine facilities: Parts of Kasr Al Aini Hospital will be turned into a dedicated covid-19 quarantine area to accommodate the increase in cases.

As of last week, around 60% of ICU beds were occupied and a third of ventilators at isolation facilities were in use.

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