Ministry identifies over 37,000 COVID19 cases in month-long campaign

Addis Ababa, September 8, 2020 (FBC)-More than 37,000 coronavirus cases have been identified in a month-long COVID-19 national campaign, according to Ministry of Health.

In a media briefing she gave today, Health Minister Dr. Lia Tadesse said 575,000 tests were carried out in 1,095 Woredas.

According to her, daily testing capacity of the country has reached 19,000 on average.

The result of the month-long nationwide campaign accounted for 64% of the total confirmed cases in the country so far, she added.

The number of patients in intensive care units has also increased from the previous 1% to 4.5%, while the death toll jumped from 368 to 550 at the end of the campaign.

As at the end of the month, the number of recoveries reached 21,000.

According to ENA, the minister blamed the increase in infections mainly to negligence on part of the public.