ADDIS ABABA, Nov 11 (NNN-ENA) – The Ethiopian Ministry of Health said, the country’s total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases hit 100,327, after 345 new cases were reported.
According to the ministry, the new cases were discovered out of 4,360 COVID-19 medical tests, that were conducted in the east African country during the last 24 hours.
Ethiopia conducted 1,534,470 COVID-19 medical tests so far, it was noted.
The ministry also disclosed that the number of COVID-19 related deaths in the country reached 1,537 as of Monday, after seven new COVID-19 related deaths were reported during the last 24 hours.
The ministry said that some 61,516 patients, who tested positive had recovered so far, including 806 in the last 24-hour period.
Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa is currently the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 50 percent of all confirmed COVID-19 cases. 61 percent of all COVID-19 cases in the east African country are males.
According to the Ethiopia Ministry of Health, the COVID-19 fatality rate is 1.52 percent, while 51.9 percent of all COVID-19 deaths occurred in the over 60 age group.
Meanwhile, 57 percent of all cases are between 15 and 34 years old. The ministry also said, 63.1 percent of all COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic.
Ethiopia confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on Mar 13.
Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation, with about 107 million people, has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in East African region.
As of last night, the total number of confirmed cases across the African continent reached 1,894,367, as the death toll reached 45,647, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said.– NNN-ENA
