ADDIS ABABA, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Djibouti's Ministry of Health on Friday announced 223 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Horn of Africa nation to 2,270 as of Friday afternoon.
From a total of 941 people who were tested over the last 24 hours, some 223 of them were tested positive for the virus, according to a statement from the ministry.
The ministry also announced that some 1,064 people who have been infected with the COVID-19 have recovered as of the stated period.
Djibouti has so far conducted a total of about 22,097 COVID-19 tests, according to the ministry.
Djibouti reported its first COVID-19 case on March 18.
The Red Sea nation, which lies on a key location connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, hosts a number of foreign military bases. Enditem
