Egypt on Tuesday registered 720 new coronavirus cases, the health ministry said in a statement, its highest daily toll since detecting the first confirmed case in February.
The new cases brought the total infections to 13,484 cases, the ministry added in a statement.
The country's former daily record was 535 cases on Monday.
Egypt recorded 14 deaths on Tuesday, the statement said bringing the total fatalities to 659. Nearly 3,750 people recovered and discharged from isolation hospitals.
Egypt extended a halt to all international passenger flights to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said in a statement on Tuesday.
Flights at Egyptian airports were suspended on March 19, and the stoppage will continue until further notice, the statement said.
The country will bring forward the start of its curfew by four hours to 5 pm and halt public transport from May 24 for six days during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, as it seeks to curb the outbreak.
Eid al-Fitr, which begins on the weekend, marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
