The Health Ministry said Thursday 17/09/2020 that 141 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 101,641.

In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 19 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 5,715.

As many as 609 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 87,158 so far, the spokesman added.