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CAIRO, April 11 (KUNA) -- The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population reported Sunday that 812 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 40 others succumbed to their illness in the past 24 hours.
The figures took the country's COVID-19 tally to 210,489 infections and 12,445 deaths, the ministry's Spokesman Dr. Khaled Mujahed noted in a press release.
Up to 445 patients have been discharged from hospitals, bringing the overall recoveries to 159,499, he added. (end)
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