Egypt recorded a daily average of four coronavirus infections and two deaths over the past week (21-27 May), the Ministry of Health and Population said in a statement.
The figures are similar to the previous week, when the ministry reported
a daily average of five new cases and two deaths.
An average of 16 people was discharged per day from hospitals nationwide over the past seven days, bringing the total number of recoveries since the outbreak began in February 2020 to 445,701.
Furthermore, more than 35.1 million people have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus since the start of the country’s mass vaccination campaign last year.
Also, more than 45.9 million people have received their first dose of the vaccine and more than 3.4 million people have received their booster shoot, according to the ministry’s figures.
Egypt has witnessed a significant drop in coronavirus cases over the past weeks, with daily cases dropping from over 2,300 in February to the current figures — the lowest levels since the start of the pandemic.
Earlier this month, Presidential Adviser for Health and Prevention Affairs Mohamed Awad Tag El-Din highlighted the substantial decline in coronavirus infections across the country when he met with President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi.
Tag El-Din noted that most detected cases are accompanied with mild symptoms without health complications.
For his part, El-Sisi urged authorities to continue awareness and vaccination campaigns through national vaccination centres and to ensure easy access to the booster shots.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
