Iran Press/ Africa: Egypt reported on Thursday 86 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number to 865, the health ministry said, the highest daily jump since registering the first case in February.
Six more people died of the virus, the ministry said in a statement. In total, 58 people had died.
Coronavirus has been recognized as COVID-19 and its first epicenter was Wuhan in China.
Worldwide, the total number of infections recorded since the beginning of the outbreak reached more than1,015,667. Some 212,991 people have recovered globally while nearly 53,200 have died.
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