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Addis Ababa [Ethiopia]March 30 (ANI / Xinhua): Ethiopia recorded 1,982 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the national count to 202,545 as of Monday night, according to the Health Ministry. Meanwhile, 24 new coronavirus deaths were reported across the country, bringing the national death toll to 2,825, the ministry said.
A total of 867 people recovered from the virus during the same period, bringing the national count to 155,190, it added. Ethiopia, the second most populous nation in Africa, has so far reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the East Africa region and has the fourth highest number of COVID-19 cases in Africa.
Ethiopia currently has about 44,528 active COVID-19 cases, of which 795 are said to be in serious health conditions, the ministry said. The latest figures from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that COVID-19 cases in Ethiopia accounted for about 5 percent of the total confirmed cases on the African continent.
The East African nation has so far conducted 2,340,575 tests for COVID-19, including 7,840 tests in the past 24 hours, the ministry said. Ethiopia recently started COVID-19 vaccine injections after the country received its first 2.2 million COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX, which is said to play a crucial role in the East African country’s fight to stop the spread of the pandemic. (ANI / Xinhua)
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