Egypt has recorded its highest single-day COVID-19 count in months, as the government sought to curb infections by canceling New Year’s Eve gatherings across the country.
Health Minister Hala Zayed announced 911 confirmed cases and 42 deaths from the virus on Wednesday, raising Egypt’s total number of cases since the pandemic began to 127,970 and 7,209 deaths. The number of cases has been rising steadily since the end of October and spiked in recent weeks, she said.
