Ethiopia’s COVID19 cases top 90,000

Addis Ababa, October 21, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia’s COVID19 cases surged past 90,000 after the country reported 630 new cases yesterday.

The new cases were reported out of the 6,602 laboratory tests conducted in 24 hours.

The number of confirmed cases now stands at 90,490.

The death toll from the virus also jumped to 1,371 after 6 people died in the reported period.

Some 489 people have recovered from the virus, bringing the total recoveries to 43,638.

The country has so far conducted 1,410, 496 laboratory tests.