Source: Xinhua| 2021-02-25 14:18:22|Editor: huaxiaVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia registered 977 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 155,234 as of Wednesday evening, the country's Ministry of Health said. The ministry said 387 more recoveries were logged during the same period, taking the national count of COVID-19 recoveries to 133,438. Ethiopia, Africa's second-most populous nation, has so far reported the highest number of positive COVID-19 cases in the East Africa region. According to the ministry, Ethiopia currently has some 19,478 active COVID-19 cases, of which 386 are said to be under severe health conditions. According to the latest figures from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ethiopia's COVID-19 cases accounted for about 4 percent of the African continent's total confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Source: Ethiopian News February 25, 2021 06:11 UTC