Total Confirmed COVID 19 cases in Ethiopia top 40,000

Addis Ababa, August 24, 2020 (FBC) – Ethiopia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 40,671 after 1,638 new cases were confirmed on Sunday, Ministry of Health said.

The ministry said that 16 more patients succumbed to illnesses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Ethiopia to 678.

According to the ministry, some 14,995 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered, including 515 in the last 24-hour period.

The ministry also said that a total of 24,996 COVID-19 patients are still undergoing medical treatment, including 291 in severe condition.

The country has so far conducted 757,057 COVID-19 medical tests, including 20,153 tests during the last 24-hour period, according to Ministry of Health.