The Health Ministry said that 688 new coronavirus cases were detected in Egypt over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 298,296.

In a statement on Wednesday, spokesman for the Health Ministry Dr Khaled Megahed said that 24 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 17,016.

As many as 703 patients were discharged from hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recoveries to 251,395, he added.

Source: State Information Service Egypt