Ethiopia’s COVID-19 cases rise to 96

Addis Ababa, April 17, 2020 (FBC) –Four more Ethiopians have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total confirmed cases to 96.

The newly confirmed cases are out of the 842 samples tasted over the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health.

Ethiopia has so far registered three deaths and 15 recoveries from the virus.

According to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University, nearly 2.2 million cases of coronavirus have been registered globally.

Close to 147,000 people have died and more than 553,000 have recovered from the virus.