Egypt reports 902 new coronavirus cases, 62 deaths in 24 hours

CAIRO - 7 November 2021: The Health Ministry said on Saturday evening that 902 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 336,582.

In a statement, the Health Ministry said 62 patients died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 19,011.

As many as 650 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 282,514 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.