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Egypt confirms 18 Covid-19 fatalities, 131 cases

CAIRO, Sept 18 (KUNA) -- The Egyptian Ministry of Health said Friday that 131 people tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), while 18 others died due to the viral illness over the past 24 hours.
The latest figures took the overall infections up to 101,772 and the death toll to 5,733, the ministry's spokesman Dr. Khaled Mujahed said in a press statement.
The number of treated virus patients edged up by 800 to 87,958, he added. (end) ms.mt