The highest level of coronavirus infection since the pandemic began in February 2020 has been recorded in Egypt. According to data released on Wednesday by the country's Ministry of Health and Population, 1,809 cases were identified in the past 24 hours, which is the absolute maximum.
A total of 413,500 have been infected since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, of which 22,431 have died of complications. In the past 24 hours there were 35 deaths.
According to the Ministry of Health, so far 25.2 million people have been fully vaccinated, i.e. every fourth person. At least 37 million people have received their first dose, and just over 580,000 have had booster vaccinations.
Meanwhile, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Ahmed al-Mandari, told a press conference Wednesday that "the current pandemic situation in the region is of great concern." "There has been a 37% increase in the number of cases in a week, and compared to the same period last year, the incidence rate has increased by 186%," he said. - "In total, there are more than 18.2 million cases of infection and about 320,000 deaths due to COVID-19 in the region."
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Based on materials from TASS