Cairo (ANTARA News/AFP) - Around 365 people were killed and about 5,500 wounded in protests across Egypt that led to the overthrow of strongman Hosni Mubarak, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

"The total number of deaths in the events witnessed by Egypt is around 365 ... and 5,500 were treated for injuries," Health Minister Sameh Farid said in statement carried by the official MENA new agency.

Farid said the ministry was still awaiting reports from several hospitals and health offices.

Demonstrations erupted on January 25 demanding Mubarak`s immediate resignation and calling for political and economic reforms.

The protests saw fierce clashes between demonstrators and security forces, and later between supporters and foes of the 82-year old Mubarak.

On his departure on February 11, Mubarak handed power to a military council, which vowed to pave the way for democratic reforms.

But hundreds are still missing after the protests, rights groups said.

Gamal Eid, a lawyer who heads the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, said: "There are hundreds of detained, but information on their numbers is still not complete ... The army was holding detainees."

The uprising that ended Mubarak`s 30-year rule splintered into strikes by workers in the banking, transport, health care, oil, tourism and textiles sectors, as well as state-owned media and government bodies. (*)

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