The ministry also said the COVID-19 death toll stood at 2,354, including 14 new fatalities recorded over the same period. 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 2,128,036 COVID-19 tests, including 6,759 new tests during the last 24 hours, said the ministry. COVID-19 tests conducted in Ethiopia are among the highest in Africa, mainly next to South Africa and Morocco, according to recent figures from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).

Source: Ethiopian News February 28, 2021 09:33 UTC