Egypt’s total COVID-19 cases rise above 2,500

03:58, April 16, 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 more than 2,300

  Egypts capital, Cairo. (Photo: China Plus)Cairo (People’s Daily) – 160 new cases of COVID-19 and 14 new fatalities were confirmed in Egypt as of Tuesday evening, according to a statement from the country’s health ministry.The number of cases has risen to 2,350 with the number of fatalities at 178, while 514 people have recovered.

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  Singapore reports 233 COVID-19 cases, nationwide total surpasses 2,500

  COIVD-19 cases in Singapore have surpassed 2,532. (Photo: AP)Bangkok (Peoples Daily) - Singapore reported 233 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on Sunday, bringing the nationwide number of infections to 2,532, said Singapore’s Ministry of Health.Among the new cases, 141 were linked to foreign employee dormitories, while 167 cases remain unlinked, pending contact tracing.Seven new clusters were discovered, including one linked to the Black Tap restaurant at Marina Bay Sands, and another connected to a McDonalds fast-food restaurant.MOH officials said 32 fully recovered patients had been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities, bringing the total number of recoveries to 560.