ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian Ministry of Health on Sunday evening reported 451 new COVID-19 cases, as the total number of confirmed cases hit 122,864. The ministry also disclosed that the number of COVID-19 related deaths in the country reached 1,909 as of Sunday, including eight new COVID-19 related deaths reported during the last 24-hour period. According to the ministry, the new cases were discovered out of 4,639 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, surpassed by South Africa, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia.

Source: Ethiopian News December 27, 2020 21:22 UTC