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An Egyptian girl named Marina Ashraf woke up from an 11-day comaÌýlast week after she survivedÌýa fire that broke out at a Coptic Orthodox church in Giza province, west of the capital Cairo, local Cairo 24 news outlet on Monday, citing a family member.

Asphyxiation due to smoke inhalation cut off necessaryÌýoxygen tÌýher bloodstream that resulted in a coma, a health ministry source told Cairo 24.

It remains unclear what her medical status is currently.

Marina's family received counselling during their child's coma and learned how to deal with her throughout her recovery, added the source.

The Abi Sefein church blaze in the Imbaba working-class neighbourhood during Sunday massÌýwas caused by "a short circuit in a power generator", leaving 41 dead, including the priest and 16 others injured, according to the official .

However,Ìýa high-level security source had told °®ÂþµºÌýthat the frequent church fires recently witnessed at Egyptian churches were to be pre-meditated.

The Egyptian authorities have Ìýcriminal intentÌýso farÌýdespite eight similar firesÌýflaring up over eight days aroundÌýthe Egyptian capital, in Giza province, in southern Egypt and the Mediterranean city of Alexandria.ÌýÌý

Before the fires, Christians suffered other forms of assault. Last month, two knife-yielding menÌýÌýan Orthodox Coptic owner of a warehouse of alcoholic beverages and his sonÌýin Giza, leaving both in critical condition.

Earlier in April, a man killed a Coptic priest at aÌýseaside promenade in Alexandria. He wasÌýÌýto death by a criminal court in the same month.

Christians make up approximately 10 to 15 per cent of the 103Ìýmillion population of Muslim-majority Egypt.

Egypt's Christians are mainly Coptic Orthodox and among the world's oldest Christian communities.Ìý