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Health Ministry: Death toll of heatwave reaches 87

The Health Ministry announced the death of 11 of the heatwave on Friday, bringing the total number of deaths so far to 87.
 
It added 302 other citizens suffered from heatstrokes in hospitals. Eighty-eight fell ill as a result of heat in Cairo, 51 of who left hospitals, and five died. In Qena, 36 fell ill of hot weather.
 
One died and 12 are in hospitals in Sohag. In Giza, 96 fell ill, 67 out of who left hospitals and one died. Six fell ill in Qaliubiya, 20 in Assiut including one death, three on New Valley, one in the Red Sea, and 10 in Minya including one death.
 
In Aswan, eight cases fell ill, two out of who left hospital. One fell ill in Matruh, one in Alexandria, three in Ismailia, one in Port Said, six in Suez including one death, two in Gharbiya and one in Sharqiya.
 
 
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm 

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