Egypt confirmed on Wednesday 14 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of cases up to 210.
The country has so far reported 6 coronavirus related deaths.
The 14 new confirmed cases on Wednesday include two foreigners, and all of them had come in contact with previously announced positive cases, the country’s health ministry said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus patients who later tested negative for the virus has reached 40, the ministry added.
Of the 40 case, two new patients have fully recovered and left the isolation hospital, bringing the total number of recoveries up to 28, ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed said.
“All the newly reported cases are in isolation hospitals undergoing medical treatment in accordance with World Health Organisation’s (WHO) guidelines,” Megahed noted.
