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Newly infected with the coronavirus in Egypt have been reduced by half, and the deaths related to the virus - by 26 percent, announced the Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghafar, quoted by the online edition of the magazine "Egypt Today". 

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Health authorities in the Arab country reported 182 infected daily from August 6 to 10.

For the same period, the deaths were seventeen. 

98 percent of hospital beds intended for covid patients are vacant, Abdel Ghaffar informed a government meeting.

According to him, 89 percent of beds in intensive care units are not occupied, and 95 percent of ventilators are not being used. 

The Egyptian health minister also said that 49.8 million people have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19, which is 99.6 percent of the target group.

Over 38.9 million people have a second needle, which is 73 percent of the target group.

7.6 million people received a booster dose of vaccine. 

Egypt has taken a step towards exporting its own production of vaccines against COVID

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