Ethiopia registers 472 new COVID-19 cases
ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 13– Ethiopia registered 472 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 323,104 cases as of Sunday evening, the country’s health ministry said. Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation, has so far reported the highest COVID-19 caseload in the East Africa region. Ethiopia is among the countries hardest hit by…
ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) — Ethiopia registered 472 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 323,104 cases as of Sunday evening, the country’s health ministry said.
Meanwhile, 22 new virus-related deaths and 762 more recoveries were reported, bringing the national death toll to 4,929 and total recoveries to 290,748, the ministry said.
Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation, has so far reported the highest COVID-19 caseload in the East Africa region.
According to the ministry, Ethiopia currently has 27,425 active cases, of whom 746 are under severe health conditions.
Amid a national push for vaccination, the East African country has so far administered a total of 2,794,490 vaccine doses, according to the ministry.
Ethiopia is among the countries hardest hit by COVID-19 in Africa, following South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya. Enditem