The Health Ministry said that 569 new coronavirus cases were detected in Egypt over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 295,051.

In a statement on Friday, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 13 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 16,921.

As many as 447 patients were discharged from hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recoveries to 248,425, he added.

Source: State Information Service Egypt