Egypt registers highest number of coronavirus cases in single day
Egyptian health officials reported 910 new cases Wednesday, bringing the total number of registered coronavirus infections in the country to more than 19,000.
Egypt marked its highest single-day numbers in COVID-19 cases since record-keeping began in February, the Health Ministry said Wednesday.
Health officials reported 910 new positive tests for the coronavirus over a 24-hour period, bringing the total number of cases to 19,666. The ministry announced 19 more deaths, for a total of 816 nationwide.
Egypt’s previous daily record was 720 cases, which the Health Ministry announced on May 19.
The Arab world’s most populous country has reported a relatively low number of COVID-19 cases compared to many of its neighbors, which critics attribute to insufficient testing. Factoring in undetected infections, Egypt’s Higher Education Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar estimated last week that the total number of cases in the country exceeded 71,000.
