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- Local authorities previously said the country was facing a second wave of the pandemic
- The new figure brings the total number of cases in Egypt to 159,715
DUBAI: The Egyptian health minister has announced 752 new cases on Thursday, the country’s lowest daily record in a month, local daily Egypt Today has reported.
Local authorities previously said the country was facing a second wave of the pandemic, and restrictions were subsequently implemented to curb the spread of the virus.
The new figure brings the total number of cases in Egypt to 159,715, the Ministry of Health said, with 54 fatalities reported during the same period. The total number of deaths stands at 8,801.
Around 566 people have been discharged from hospitals, the ministry said, bringing total number of recoveries to 125,171.