Addis Ababa, September 23, 2020 (FBC) – Confirmed Coronavirus cases in Ethiopia have reached 71,083 as Ministry of Health reported 661 new infections today.
The new cases have been identified from 8,551 laboratory tests conducted over the last day, the Ministry said.
Moreover, 14 people have succumbed to the virus taking the death toll in to 1,141, according to the Ministry.
Some 262 patients have recovered from the virus increasing total number of recoveries to 29,253.
There are currently 40,687 active cases in the country of which 269 are in severe conditions.
Ethiopia has so far conducted 1,226,297 laboratory tests over the last months.