Egypt reports 851 new coronavirus cases, 31 deaths: Health Ministry

CAIRO - 28 December 2021: A total of 851 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases reported in Egypt since the beginning of the outbreak to 382,194, according to the Ministry of Health.

In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said 31 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 21,639.

As many as 546 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 317,745 so far, the spokesman said.

Egypt reported 10 coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday, said the Health Ministry, the lowest count in the country since 15 September.