Ethiopia reports single-day record death toll from COVID 19

Addis Ababa, July 26, 2020 (FBC) –The Ministry of Health reported its highest single-day death toll from the coronavirus as 14 people died in the last 24 hours.

It also reported 720 new cases and 250 recoveries from the virus in the reported period.

The overall number of coronavirus infections in the country has now climbed to 13, 968 with 223 deaths.

Of those infected, 6,216 have recovered, according to data obtained from the Ministry.

Ethiopia has so far conducted 382, 339 laboratory tests for the virus.