Egypt records 1,576 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

CAIRO - 22 June 2020: Egypt recorded, Monday, 1,576 new coronavirus cases, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 56,809.

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 2,278.

As many as 397 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 15,133 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 16,613, 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.