The Health Ministry reported 2,191 new covid-19 infections yesterday, on par with the 2,194 it noted the day before. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 446,308 confirmed cases of covid-19. The ministry also reported 57 new deaths, bringing the country’s total death toll to 23,110.

Has our omicron wave peaked? Daily cases have been in decline for three consecutive days after steadily rising since the start of the year to reach a record 2,301 new cases on Sunday. Officials previously said not to expect the peak of this omicron-induced wave before mid-month

The vaccine tally: 28,673,560 people are now fully vaccinated against the virus, while some 9.6 mn people have received only their first shots and 672,266 people have received booster shots.

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