Ethiopia's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 1,600

Source: Xinhua| 2020-06-04 22:11:45|Editor: huaxia

ADDIS ABABA, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 1,636 after 150 new cases were confirmed on Thursday, marking the highest daily increase since the outbreak, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health said.

Of the new cases, 147 are Ethiopian nationals, while the remaining three are foreign nationals.

The ministry also said that 250 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have so far recovered from the virus, while the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the country stood at 18.

Ethiopia, Africa's second most populous nation with about 107 million people, confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on March 13. The government has instituted a wide range of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19.

In April, the Ethiopian House of People's Representatives announced a five-month state of emergency to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Enditem

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