The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ethiopia has passed 100 after 10 more positive tests in the county. The latest data from Health Minister Lia Tadesse has shown the number of positive tests across the county has reached 105. A total of 659 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, nine of them testing positive for COVID-19, eventually bringing the total number of cases to 105. Lia Tadesse wrote on Twitter that overall 6890 coronavirus tests have been carried out in the country. Since the country confirmed its first case of coronavirus on March 13, three coronavirus patients have died and 16 have recovered from the virus, Lia said.

Source: Ethiopian News April 18, 2020 09:44 UTC