Egypt records 188 COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths

CAIRO – 18 April 2020: The Ministry of Health announced, Saturday recording 188 new coronavirus cases, and 19 deaths.

According to Health Ministry Spokesman Khaled Megahed, the new cases raises Egypt’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 3032 and deaths to 224.

He added that the number of coronavirus cases whose tests turned from positive to negative increased to 980, including 701 people who recovered from the virus.

He added that 55 of those infected with coronavirus were discharged from hospitals after receiving the necessary medical care. The total number of recoveries so far reached 701.

The death rate for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Egypt decreased from 7.5% to 7.3%, data published by the Health Ministry revealed.