The Health Ministry reported 823 new covid-19 infections yesterday, down from 866 the day before. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 381,343 confirmed cases of covid-19. The ministry also reported 37 new deaths, bringing the country’s total death toll to 21,608.

We’ve received 2.3 mn new covid-19 vaccines: A total of 2.3 mn covid-19 jabs — 1.5 mn of which were Pfizer, 462k Moderna, and 352.8k AstraZeneca — arrived at Cairo International Airport yesterday as part of the Gavi / Covax program, according to a Health Ministry statement.