Egypt detects 573 new coronavirus cases, 52 fatalities – EgyptToday

Egypt detects 573 new coronavirus cases, 52 fatalities – EgyptToday

File Photo - Egypt's Minister of Health Hala Zayed







CAIRO - 10 February 2020: Egypt has dected on Tuesday 573 new coronavirus cases, upping the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 170,780, the Health Ministry announcedin a statement.

 

Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 52 coronavirus-linked deaths were registered over the past 24 hours, raising the overall death toll to 9,751 since the outset of the pandemic.



As many as 400 cases were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving the necessary medical care, taking the total number of recovered cases so far to 133,098, the spokesman added.

 

The ministry has allocated the hotlines, 105 and 15335, to receive citizens' inquiries about the coronavirus and infectious diseases. This is in addition to the WhatsApp number, 01553105105, and the Egypt Health application available on phones.

 

Egypt ranks 49th among world countries in terms of recovery rates