The Health Ministry said that 413 new coronavirus cases were detected in Egypt over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 291,585.

In a statement on Friday, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 12 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 16,836.

As many as 731 patients were discharged from hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recoveries to 244,793, he added.

Source: State Information Service Egypt