The Health Ministry reported 879 new covid-19 infections yesterday, up from 822 the day before. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 368,335 confirmed cases of covid-19. The ministry also reported 49 new deaths, bringing the country’s total death toll to 21,015.

We’ve received 1.3 mn AstraZeneca shots from Spain through the Gavi / Covax program, Youm7 reported. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez had announced during his visit to Cairo earlier this month that Spain would send Egypt a total of 4.48 mn vaccine doses.

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