Egypt reveals 7 governorates with top COVID-19 infections
Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed revealed that the 7 governorates with top infections are Cairo, Giza, Qalyoubiyah, Monofeya, Fayoum, Alexandria and Beheira. The total figure in those governorates until May 30 is 15,415.
Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar held a joint press conference to clarify the status of medical care provided to COVID-19 patients and individuals in their surroundings.
Minister Zayed stated that the number of quarantine hospitals rose from 18 to 340 with a total capacity of 35,152 beds, 3,539 ICU beds, 2,218 ventilators, 125 CT scanners, and 643 X-Ray devices.
Thirty-seven hospitals are being prepared to receive COVID-19 cases so that the total will become 347. That is in addition to securing 1,000 mobile medical clinics to provide care for cases quarantined at home.
Until present, 8 million medicine doses were offered to individuals in the surroundings of positive cases, 2 million doses were given to patients receiving treatment at home, and half a million doses were secured to in-patients.
To date, 65 mobile clinics were operated to distribute such doses. The clinics reached the farthest point in Egyptian territories, which is Bahi El Din village located near the borders with Libya western the country.
