The Health Ministry reported 883 new covid-19 infections yesterday, up from 871 the day before. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 319,339 confirmed cases of covid-19. The ministry also reported 45 new deaths, bringing the country’s total death toll to 18,015.

Researchers suspect they may have found the most transmissible covid-19 variant yet, with the AY.4.2 subvariant, a descendent of the covid-19 Delta strain thought to be 10-15% more infectious than its predecessor, the Financial Times reports. Initial findings possibly explain the recent surge in case numbers throughout the UK, where it is already thought to be responsible for some 10% of cases.

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