Egypt records 1576 COVID-19 cases, 94 deaths

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Tue, 16 Jun 2020 - 07:45 GMT

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Tue, 16 Jun 2020 - 07:45 GMT

COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS particle Computer Generated- CC via Wikimedia

COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS particle Computer Generated- CC via Wikimedia

CAIRO – 16 June 2020: Egypt recorded 1567 new coronavirus, COVID-19 cases, Tuesday, raising the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in Egypt to 47856.

Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said in the daily briefing that 94 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 1766.

As many as 401 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 12730 so far, the spokesman said.

The number of coronavirus patients who had now been retested for the virus and received negative results has reached 14144, he added.

Earlier, the Egyptian government, chaired by Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli, shortened the hours of the night-time curfew to start from 8:00 pm to 4:00 am for 15 days, in terms of the government’s new decision to cope with and mitigate the effects of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

All restaurants, cafes, cafeterias, casinos, night clubs, bars, shopping centers (malls), entertainment avenues, and other local shops will remain closed, the decision added.

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