Egypt's COVID-19 cases rise to 1,322 with 149 new infections

04:41, April 07, 2020

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  Egypt’s total COVID-19 cases rise to 1,939 with 145 new infections

  A historic building near the central Talaat Harb Square in Cairos downtown district. (Photo: AFP)Cairo (People’s Daily) -- 145 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 new fatalities were confirmed in Egypt as of Saturday evening, said a statement from the country’s health ministry.The number of cases has risen to 1,939 with the number of fatalities at 146, while 426 people have recovered.Three Egyptian doctors have so far been recorded dead from the coronavirus and 43 others infected, the Egyptian Medical Syndicate said on the same day, adding that it is still in the tallying process and that the numbers are "likely to increase."

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  Egypt’s total COVID-19 cases rise to 1450 with 128 new infections

  (Photo: AFP)Cairo (People’s Daily) – 128 new cases of COVID-19 and 9 new fatalities were confirmed in Egypt as of Tuesday evening, said a statement from the country’s health ministry.The number of cases has risen to 1450 with the number of fatalities at 94, while 276 people have recovered.On the same day, Egypts Ministry of Religious Endowments announced a suspension of all congregational religious activities during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan, which is set to start on April 23.The decision comes as a precautionary measure due to the spread of the coronavirus, said the ministry.

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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