COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt

COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Egypt
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Index case	Cairo
Arrival date	14 February 2020; (4 years, 3 months and 1 week)
Confirmed cases	516,023
Recovered	491,193
Deaths	24,830
Fatality rate	4.81%
Territories	Cases in 27 Governorates
Vaccinations	56,907,319 (total vaccinated); 42,337,175 (fully vaccinated); 112,673,535 (doses administered);

The COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Egypt on 14 February 2020.

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