The Ministry of Health increased Wednesday its estimate of the number of people injured in clashes between security forces and protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square to 1036, nearly doubling the figure it had announced earlier in the day.
While 916 of those injured received treatment at the scene, 120 others were taken to hospitals, the ministry said in a statement.
Earlier on Wednesday, the ministry put the number of injuries from protests downtown and at Agouza's Balloon Theater at 590.
But the statement failed to explain whether the updated estimate was the total of those injured since Tuesday night or those hurt on Wednesday alone, when protests continued.
It said injuries ranged from cuts, bruises and breaks to post-concussion symptoms, adding that ambulances are still at the scene to deal with any additional injuries.
