ArabFinance: Egypt reported its highest daily record after detecting 720 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 13,484, according to a May 19th statement by the Ministry of Health and Population.

The ministry also detected 14 new deaths, raising the fatality toll to 659, the statement added.

The number of cases whose test results turned from positive to negative, including overall recoveries, stood at 4,275, ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed highlighted.

A total of 302 patients fully recovered and were discharged from quarantine hospitals. The total number of recoveries amounts to 3,742.

Egypt recently received 40,000 polymerase chain reaction test kits from UK-based biotech company Primer Design, a subsidiary of Novacyt.

 

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