rate rose to 6,266. the number of active cases at the end of the month was 1,837. there were 8,356 reported cases in november, raising the total number of reported cases to 115,911. the reported death toll was 6,650. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 102,718, leaving 6,543 active cases at the end of the month. egypt received 50,000 doses of the sinopharm bibp vaccine on 10 december, donated by the united arab emirates. there were 22,151 reported cases in december, raising the total number of reported cases to 138,062. the reported death toll was 7,631. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 112,105, leaving 18,326 active cases at the end of the month. january to march egypt began inoculating healthcare workers with the sinopharm bibp vaccine; more than 300 doctors had died by january 24. the vaccines will be free. those with chronic diseases and the elderly will be next. egypt has signed deals with chinese, russian, and british companies for 100 million doses of vaccine, enough for half the population since most vaccines require two doses. 50,000 doses of astrazeneca's covishield vaccines arrived on 31 january. there were 27,889 reported cases in january, raising the total number of reported cases to 165,951. the reported death toll was 9,316. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 129,636, leaving 26,999 active cases at the end of the month. egypt received 300,000 doses of the sinopharm vaccine on 23 february, donated by china. there were 16,473 reported cases in february, raising the total number of reported cases to 182,424. the reported death toll was 10,688. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 140,892, leaving 30,844 active cases at the end of the month. in march 2021, egypt received the second donation of 300,000 doses of the sinopharm vaccine. by 28 march 2021, egypt wants to vaccinate 250.000 people, including medical staff. on 31 march, egypt received 854.000 doses of covid-19 vaccines and allowed prayers during ramadan in authorized mosques. the number of reported cases increased to 200,739 while the reported death toll rose to 11,914. the number of recovered patients grew to 153,630, leaving 35,195 active cases at the end of the month. april to june in april 2021, egypt started living the third wave of coronavirus although not at its peak yet, but the daily number of cases is increasing. the tourism sector of egypt was drastically affected by rising covid-19 cases in the country. the revenue for tourism in egypt plunged by 70% in 2020, while the number of tourists visiting the country dropped from 13.1 million in 2019 to 3.5 million in 2020. now the country is aiming to regain the lost tourism revenue of $6–7 billion in 2021. there were 27,845 reported cases in april, raising the total number of reported cases to 228,584. the reported death toll was 13,402. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 171,542, leaving 43,640 active cases at the end of the month. on may 13, egypt received more than 1.7 million doses of astrazeneca, as well as 500,000 doses of the sinopharm vaccine from china. there were 34,066 reported cases in may, raising the total number of reported cases to 262,650. the reported death toll was 15,096. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 192,112, leaving 55,442 active cases at the end of the month. there were 18,632 reported cases in june, raising the total number of reported cases to 281,282. the reported death toll was 16,169. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 211,384, leaving 53,729 active cases at the end of the month. july to september there were 2,980 reported cases in july, taking the total number of reported cases to 284,262. the reported death toll was 16,524. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 230,368, leaving 37,370 active cases at the end of the month. on 6 august, romania announced that it will begin to deliver for free 1.3 million covid-19 vaccines to four countries to help tackle the pandemic. the donation to egypt consists of 525,000 doses. there were 4,179 reported cases in august, taking the total number of reported cases to 288,441. the reported death toll was 16,736. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 239,343, leaving 32,362 active cases at the end of the month. there were 16,083 reported cases in september, raising the total number of reported cases to 304,524. the reported death toll was 17,331. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 256,886, leaving 30,307 active cases at the end of the month. october to december there were 26,493 reported cases in october, raising the total number of reported cases to 331,017. the reported death toll was 18,651. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 278,267, leaving 34,099 active cases at the end of the month. there were 27,561 reported cases in november, raising the total number of reported cases to 358,578. the reported death toll was 20,474. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 297,536, leaving 40,568 active cases at the end of the month. egypt's first case of the omicron variant was confirmed on 18 december. there were 26,997 reported cases in december, raising the total number of reported cases to 385,575. the reported death toll was 21,752. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 320,563, leaving 43,260 active cases at the end of the month. january to march there were 38,113 reported cases in january, raising the total number of reported cases to 423,688. the reported death toll was 22,604. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 356,274, leaving 44,810 active cases at the end of the month. there were 58,560 reported cases in february, raising the total number of reported cases to 482,248. the reported death toll was 24,040. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 411,161, leaving 46,047 active cases at the end of the month. there were 23,016 reported cases in march, raising the total number of reported cases to 505,264. the reported death toll was 24,417. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 434,506, leaving 46,341 active cases at the end of the month. april to june there were 10,381 reported cases in april, raising the total number of reported cases to 515,645. the reported death toll was 24,613. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 442,182, leaving 48,850 active cases at the end of the month. there were 22 reported cases in may, raising the total number of reported cases to 515,667. the reported death toll was 24,624. the reported number of recovered patients increased to 445,701, leaving 45,342 active cases at the end of the month. statistics confirmed new cases per day nile river cruise ship ms river anuket, pictured march 2018