The Health Ministry reported 1,743 new covid-19 infections yesterday, down from 1,811 the day before. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 480,727 confirmed cases of covid-19. The ministry also reported 35 new deaths, bringing the country’s total death toll to 23,992.

29,953,832 Egyptians are now fully vaccinated against the virus, up 488.2k from last week. 9.7 mn people have received just one shot and close to 1.1 mn have received booster shots.