Ethiopia reported 1,778 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the last 24 hours after conducting laboratory tests for 21,456 people.
The daily report of the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia shows that the new figure increased the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 35, 836. Out of the total, so far 13,536 have recovered.
Currently, 21,678 are active cases, while 620 patients have lost their lives in Ethiopia by the pandemic, including 20 new deaths reported on Thursday. In Ethiopia a total of 694,093 people have taken laboratory test for coronavirus. The report also stated that currently 148 patients of COVID-19 are in critical condition.