Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian Ministry of Health reported 17 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the tally to 110.

The newly-detected cases include three foreigners and 14 Egyptians, including two cases returning from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, according to a statement issued on Saturday. 

A total of 12 cases recovered and left the quarantine hospital, while the death toll reached two, including an Egyptian citizen and a German tourist, spokesman of the health ministry Khaled Megahed said.