Egypt records 2,117 fresh COVID cases with 56 deaths

The middle east country has recorded a total of 2,117 new infections of the contagious COVID-19 virus on Tuesday, February 15, 2022.

Cairo, Egypt: The middle east country has recorded a total of 2,117 new infections of the contagious COVID-19 virus on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. The data has been shared by Egypt’s Ministry of Health.

On the contrary, fifty-six (56) individuals in Egypt lost their lives to the viral disease on Tuesday, bringing the total count of death rate to 23,465.

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The data shared by the health ministry further notes that a total of 1,546 COVID-19 patients recovered from the contagious virus. With this recuperation, the recovery rate of the middle east country has risen to 390,489.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in Egypt, the country has reported 459,198 confirmed infections of the viral illness.

COVID-19 vaccination statics in the middle east country:

According to the data, to date, there are a total of 39,317,370 individuals who have taken their first dose of the WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccine and therefore are partially inoculated. This number counts for around 38.4% of the total population of Egypt.

Meanwhile, there are a total of 28,777,097 eligible persons in Egypt who are fully vaccinated by taking their required number of the COVID-19 vaccine jabs. This number counts for around 28.1% of the total eligible population of the country.

The health ministry has also commenced the administration of booster shots at the vaccination centres across the country from December 21, 2021.

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Sinovac, Sinopharm, AstraZeneca, Sputnik, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Moderna are the COVID-19 vaccines being accessible to the population of Egypt.

If one individual wants to receive their COVID-19 vaccine jabs, they can visit and register themselves at the official website of the health ministry at – https://egcovac.mohp.gov.eg/#/registration. The health ministry further urged the general public to get themselves vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccines in order to safeguard themselves against the contagious mutant.

The population of the middle east nation has also been advised to follow the COVID-19 health protocols put in place.

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