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ADDIS ABABA, Dec.27 (Xinhua) – The Ethiopian Ministry of Health reported 451 new cases of COVID-19 late Monday, with the total number of confirmed cases reaching 122,864.
The ministry also revealed that the number of COVID-19-related deaths in the country reached 1,909 as of Sunday, including eight new COVID-19-related deaths reported during the latest 24-hour period.
The ministry added that some 109,293 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 had recovered, including 1,024 in the past 24 hours.
According to the ministry, the new cases were discovered in 4,639 medical tests for COVID-19 that were conducted in the East African country during the past 24 hours.
Ethiopia had conducted 1,780,961 medical tests for COVID-19, the ministry noted.
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.
Ethiopia is the fifth country most affected by COVID-19 on the African continent, surpassed by South Africa, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia.
Ethiopia declared a state of emergency on April 8 to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. It loosened preventive measures in early October when the state of emergency rule expired.
A week after Ethiopia announced the first COVID-19 case on March 8, the country introduced strict measures that included closing schools, limiting religious gatherings, postponing large gatherings and sporting events, as well as punishing companies for unnecessary raises. of prices in consumer goods. as to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The Ethiopian government has recently advised the public to adhere to recommended security measures to contain the possible second wave COVID-19 outbreak. Final product
