Egypt’s military said a senior officer died following his infection from the coronavirus, AP reported.
The military said in a statement that Major General Khaled Shaltout was infected while participating in sterilisation which the military has been carrying out across the country.
The military said it has sterilised and disinfected public institutions and several squares in the capital, Cairo and other cities, to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Egypt has around 300 cases and 10 deaths.
