Egypt reports 922 new coronavirus cases, 60 deaths in 24 hours

CAIRO - 6 February 2021: The Health Ministry said Friday that 922 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 335,673.

In a statement, the Health Ministry said 60 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 18,949.

As many as 539 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 281,864 so far, the ministry added.

Egypt received its second shipment of the American-made Moderna vaccine, comprising more than 3.5 million doses on Friday.

The doses, delivered less than a week from the first Moderna shipment, arrived at the Cairo International Airport through the COVAX initiative and in cooperation with the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi).

“This comes as per the state’s plan to diversify and expand the provision of coronavirus vaccines to preserve the country’s gains regarding facing the pandemic,” a statement by the Health Ministry read.

The Moderna vaccine, approved for emergency use by the World Health Organization, is administered as two doses, 21 days apart.