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ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) – The Ethiopian Ministry of Health revealed on Thursday that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 62,578, as Ethiopians are set to mark the arrival of the only Ethiopian New Year on Friday in the middle. of the current COVID. -19 pandemic.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ethiopia reached 62,578, after 878 new cases were reported Thursday, the ministry said. According to the ministry, the total number of COVID-19-related deaths in the East African country rose to 974.
The ministry said that some 23,640 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 had recovered, including 586 in the past 24 hours.
According to the ministry, a total of 37,962 COVID-19 patients are still in medical treatment, including 330 in serious condition.
This year, the East African country will mark Enkutatash amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Years celebrations are often colorful in Ethiopia. The New Year brings a whole family together to attend a series of events, including the slaughter of cattle, be it a sheep, a goat or a cow, depending on the economic situation of the household. Often a community or village will raise money to slaughter a cow, while each household may choose to slaughter a less expensive sheep.
The East African country officially launched a month-long nationwide testing campaign in early August, which the Ethiopian government says will “determine the next steps to take in the new year.”
Ethiopia, the second most populous nation in Africa with approximately 107 million people, has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the East African region.
Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is currently the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for more than 60 percent of all confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to the ministry.
Ethiopia confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on March 13. Enditem
