Ethiopia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 45,221 after 1,533 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed on Wednesday, the country’s Ministry of Health said. The ministry also said that a total of 28,183 COVID-19 patients are still undergoing medical treatment, including 327 in severe condition. Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation with about 107 million people, has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the East Africa region. Amid the rapid spread of the virus in recent weeks, the government is intensifying its mass COVID-19 testing campaign. Ethiopia is also boosting its COVID-19 testing capacity at border points with neighboring countries.

Source: Ethiopian News August 26, 2020 17:48 UTC