Cairo, Jan. 15, 2022, SPA -- Egypt recorded 1,079 new infections with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 34 deaths, during the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Health stated, in a statement, that the total number of confirmed infections amounted to 397,778, including 331,607 recoveries and 22,097 deaths. --SPA 15:29 LOCAL TIME 12:29 GMT 0010 www.spa.gov.sa/w1678582