Editor’s note: an earlier version of this article stated that the death rate among COVID-19 patients aged 70 and older is seven percent, this is incorrect. The ministry’s statement indicated that the infection rate for individuals older than 70 is seven percent. In a press conference on Tuesday, Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed announced that outpatient clinics have been opened at hospitals across the nation in order to follow up with COVID-19 carriers who suffer from chronic conditions, Sky News Arabia reports. The minister also revealed that individuals who suffer from hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, respiratory illnesses and pregnant women are most likely to contract the novel coronavirus. The official revealed further data about the spread of the disease across Egypt, saying that Cairo, Giza, Qalyubia and Fayoum have recorded the highest numbers of COVID-19 cases, while the Marsa Matruh, North Sinai, South Sinai, El Wadi El Gedid, and the Red Sea governorates have shown the country’s lowest infection rates. Internationally, Egypt has recorded the fewest COVID-19 deaths, according to Zayed, adding that men are more likely to contract the novel coronavirus than women—with infection of 55…
60% Death Rate Among COVID-19 Patients Older than 60: Egypt’s Health Minister
June 17, 2020
