Egypt records 1420 COVID-19 cases, 85 deaths

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Wed, 24 Jun 2020 - 08:25 GMT

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Test tube with Coronavirus name label is seen in this illustration. (File photo: Reuters)

Test tube with Coronavirus name label is seen in this illustration. (File photo: Reuters)

CAIRO - 24 June 2020: Egypt recorded, Wednesday, 1420 new coronavirus cases, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 59561.

In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 85 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 2450.

As many as 400 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 15935 so far, the spokesman said.

Also, the number of coronavirus patients who had now been retested for the virus and had received negative results has reached 17434, he added.

The Egyptian Drug Authority announced signing a deal with AstraZeneca to supply the country with the Oxford University's vaccine for COVID-19 without disclosing the number of doses or the delivery date.

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