three more confirmed new cases, a total of 108



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COVID-19 Ethiopia Update _ April 19

Borkena
April 19, 2020

The Ministry of Health announced Sunday that three more people were confirmed to have the disease COVID-19. It was determined after 667 people were evaluated in the last twenty-four hours.

The total number of confirmed cases in the country has become 108, the ministry added. Currently, there are 87 patients in the designated isolation and treatment center. 16, people have fully recovered, and three patients have died from it.

Two of the patients had a history of travel; to the United States and Saudi Arabia. They have been in quarantine for two years after their arrival in the country, as required by the new regulation introduced to reduce the transmission of the disease by Coronavirus.

A patient has no travel history. Authorities are investigating it to determine if there has been exposure to infected individuals and, if so, to track and assess all individuals with whom the individual contacts.

All recently confirmed patients are Ethiopian and are 62, 52 and 19 years old.

A total of 7557 people have been evaluated to date, as disclosed by the Ministry of Health.

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