Health: 85 HIV positive cases were recorded, 5 deaths and 25 patients recovered

Dr. Khaled Mujahid, Advisor to the Minister of Health and Population for Media Affairs and the Ministry’s official spokesman, said that the number of cases whose laboratory results were converted from positive to negative for Corona virus (Covid-19) increased to 306 cases, including 241 recovering.

He added that 85 new cases that had positive laboratory analyzes of the virus were recorded, all of them Egyptians, including those returning from abroad in addition to those who had contacts with positive cases that had been discovered and announced previously, as part of the Ministry’s surveillance and investigation procedures, according to the guidelines of the World Health Organization, pointing to the death of 5 Egyptians.

Mujahid said that all registered cases of HIV positive in isolation hospitals are subject to medical care, according to the guidelines of the World Health Organization.

Mujahid stated that the total number that was registered in Egypt with the new Corona virus until Saturday, is 1070 cases, including 241 cases that have been cured and discharged from the isolation hospital, and 71 deaths.

Mujahid reiterated not to monitor any cases infected or suspected of being infected with the new Corona virus in all governorates of the Republic except what has been announced, indicating that once any infections appear, they will be announced immediately, in full transparency according to the international health regulations, and in coordination with the World Health Organization.

The Ministry of Health and Population continues to raise its preparations in all governorates, follow the situation first-hand regarding the “emerging corona” virus, and take all necessary precautions against any viruses or infectious diseases, as the hotline “105” and “15335” has been allocated to receive citizens’ inquiries about a virus Corona emerging and infectious diseases.

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