Source: Xinhua| 2020-08-18 01:13:38|Editor: huaxiaVideo Player CloseA medical worker collects a swab sample from a mother for COVID-19 tests at a hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Aug.17, 2020. Ethiopia's confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 31,336 after 1,460 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed on Monday, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health said. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 31,336 after 1,460 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed on Monday, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health said. Amid the spread of the virus the East African country on Saturday reported 1,652 COVID-19 positive cases, the highest daily increase in the Horn of African country. The East African country had so far conducted some 629,210 COVID-19 medical tests, including 19,747 COVID-19 tests during the last 24-hours period, according to the ministry.

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