Ethiopia's COVID-19 cases close to 30,000 mark


  • World
  • Monday, 17 Aug 2020

ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 29,876 after 982 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed on Sunday, the country's Ministry of Health said.

The ministry, in a statement issued on Sunday, said 19 more patients succumbed to illnesses related to the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the East African country to 528, according to the ministry.

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