Egypt records 1168 COVID-19 cases, 85 deaths

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Sat, 27 Jun 2020 - 08:52 GMT

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Rapid Test Kit- U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Pedro Tenorio

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Rapid Test Kit- U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Pedro Tenorio

CAIRO - 27 June 2020: Egypt recorded, Saturday, 1168 new coronavirus cases, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 63923.

In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 88 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 2708.

As many as 403 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 17140 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 18658, 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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