Egypt reports 148 coronavirus cases, 20 deaths in 24 hours

 CAIRO – 13 September 2020: The Egyptian Health Ministry said late on Saturday that 148 new coronavirus cases and 20 deaths due to the novel virus were reported, raising the total number since the beginning of the outbreak in the country  to 100,856 and 5,627 respectively.

As many as 788 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 83,261 so far, the spokesman said.

Since early last month, the daily number of new cases dropped below 200, except for the last week in August, registering a record drop in daily reported cases on August 22 with only 89 new infections, the lowest daily tally since April.

However, Egyptian officials have repeatedly urged caution to avoid a second wave of the pandemic, particularly with the advent of autumn and the beginning of the academic year.

Egypt reported the first confirmed case of the novel virus on February 14, while the first fatality was recorded on March 8.