Egypt registered on Friday 157 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections in the country to 99,582, the Egyptian Health Ministry said in a statement.
According to the statement, 16 patients died from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 5,495.
The statement added that 890 others were cured and discharged from hospitals on Friday, taking the total recoveries to 76,305.
Egypt announced its first confirmed COVID-19 case on Feb. 14 and the first death from the highly infectious virus on March 8.
Amid declining COVID-19 deaths and fatalities, the most populous Arab country has been easing relevant restrictions over the past couple of months as part of a coexistence plan to maintain anti-coronavirus precautionary measures while resuming economic activities.
Egypt and China have been working together on fighting the pandemic through exchanging medical aid and expertise.
In early February, Egypt provided aid to China to help its fight against COVID-19 and China later sent three batches of medical aid to the North African country.
