The Health Ministry said on Thursday that 899 new coronavirus cases were detected in Egypt over the past 24 hours, upping the total number of infections to 353,923.

In a statement, Health Ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said 63 patients died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 20,172.

As many as 741 patients were discharged from hospitals after receiving medical care, taking the number of recoveries to 294,354, it added.

Source: State Information Service Egypt