The Health Ministry reported 809 new covid-19 infections yesterday, down from 851 the day before. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 383,003 confirmed cases of covid-19. The ministry also reported 28 new deaths, bringing the country’s total death toll to 21,667.

Daily global covid-19 cases reached an all time high of 1.4 mn on Monday as the omicron variant continues to spread, reports Bloomberg. The seven-day rolling average of worldwide infections also hit a record 841k — a 49% leap from just a month ago before the new variant was discovered in South Africa.

The silver lining: Covid-caused deaths have remained steady, with the seven-day rolling average of fatalities hovering around 7k since mid-October after peaking during the spread of the delta variant.

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