Egypt reports 127 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths

By Amwal Al Ghad English On Oct 19, 2020

coronavirus peak — An Egyptian doctor wearing two protective masks checks a patient's lung X-ray at the infectious diseases unit of the Imbaba hospital in the capital Cairo, on April 19,2020. (Photo Credit: Ahmed HASAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Egypt’s Health Ministry said early on Sunday that 127 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 105,424.

In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 11 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,120.

As many as 90 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 98,247 so far, the spokesman said.

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