Egypt confirms 39 new COVID-19 cases

04:21, March 27, 2020

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  Egypt confirms 39 new COVID-19 cases

  (Photo: Xinhua)Cairo (People’s Daily) -- Egypt confirmed 39 new cases of COVID-19 and including five fatalities on Monday, according to a statement from the country’s Health Ministry. The total number of confirmed cases has hit 366 with the death tally standing at 19, while another 68 have fully recovered.Senior Egyptian military official Major General Shafie Abdel Halim Dawoud died the same day he was treating COVID-19 victims, local media reported.Dawould’s death follows another senior-ranking military official who died while helping COVID-19 victims. Both officials contracted the virus after participating in disease prevention efforts.

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  Egypt reports 54 new COVID-19 cases, death toll hits 46

  People wearing face masks are seen at a metro station in Cairo, Egypt, on March 31, 2020. Egypt's Health Ministry confirmed on Tuesday 54 new cases of COVID-19, raising the tally of infections in the country to 710.The death toll from the novel coronavirus rose to 46, after five more fatalities were

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  39 new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported on Chinese mainland

  Inbound passengers register at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China, March 17, 2020.(File photo: Xinhua)Chinese health authority said Monday it received reports of 39 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, all were imported from abroad.By the end of Sunday, 353 imported cases had been reported, according to the National Health Commission.Also on Sunday, nine deaths and 47 new suspected cases were reported on the mainland. All deaths were reported in Hubei Province.On Sunday, 447 people were discharged from hospital after recovery, while the number of severe cases decreased by 96 to 1,749.