Source: Xinhua| 2021-01-05 04:19:57|Editor: huaxiaVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian Ministry of Health on Monday reported 297 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, as the total number of confirmed cases hit 125,919 in the country. It also said that some 11,357 of the total reported COVID-19 cases are active cases, of which 262 of the patients are said to be under severe conditions. According to the ministry, the new cases were discovered out of 4,157 COVID-19 medical tests that were conducted in the east African country during the last 24 hours. Ethiopia, Africa's second-most populous nation with about 107 million people, has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the east African region. Ethiopia is the fifth-most COVID-19 affected country in the African continent, after South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt.

Source: Ethiopian News January 04, 2021 20:37 UTC