Source: Xinhua| 2021-01-28 09:02:19|Editor: huaxiaVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia registered 476 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the national tally to 135,045, said the country's Ministry of Health on Wednesday. The death toll from COVID-19 in the country reached 2,083 as of Wednesday evening, after eight new deaths were reported, the ministry said. It said that 846 more recoveries were reported, taking the nationwide count to 121,594. 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 Ethiopian government has been urging the public to implement precautionary measures so as to contain the spread of the virus.

Source: Ethiopian News January 28, 2021 00:56 UTC