Addis Ababa [Ethopia], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health on Saturday reported 570 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the national count to 141,453. Ethiopia, Africa's second-most populous nation, is one of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic in Africa, after South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt. The country has so far reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the East African region. The East African nation has so far conducted 1,997,635 COVID-19 tests, including 6,563 new tests during the last 24 hours, said the ministry. Ethiopia is one of the African countries which have conducted the most COVID-19 tests, mainly next to South Africa and Morocco, according to recent figures from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Source: Ethiopian News February 07, 2021 05:48 UTC