Ethiopia registers highest single-day spike in COVID 19

Addis Ababa, August 16, 2020 (FBC) – Ethiopia registered the highest single-day spike in COVID 19 on Saturday as Ministry of Health reported 1,652 new infections out of 22,252 laboratory tests conducted in twenty four hours.

Following the new report, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country has reached 28, 894.

Moreover, 17 people have succumbed to the virus taking the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 509.

The ministry indicated that 377 additional people have recovered from the disease.

There are currently 16,346 active cases in the country of which 199 are in severe condition.