The Health Ministry said Thursday night that 901 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases reported in the country since the beginning of the outbreak to 372,599.

In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Hossam Abdel Ghafar said 31 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 21,234.

As many as 695 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 310,049 so far, the spokesman said.

Source: State Information Service Egypt