The total laboratory tests conducted within 24 hours are 2844; of these seventy-three (73) of them are confirmed positive for COVID-19 and the total confirmed cases as of today are Six-Hundred-Fifty-Five (655). Among the confirmed cases, 49 of them are male and 24 are female and their age ranges from 8 to 75 years. Sixty-seven of them Ethiopians and the remaining six are from different nations. Among the cases fifty-six (56) of them are identified from Addis Ababa (thirteen have known contact with a confirmed case, twelve with a travel history from abroad and thirty-one have no known contact with confirmed cases and no travel history), four (4) from Tigray Region (all with travel history from abroad), two (2) from Amhara region (with known contact with confirmed cases), eight (8) from Somali region (with travel history from abroad) and three (3) long truck drivers with travel history from abroad.
The potential sources of exposure of the confirmed cases are presented below:
Potential Exposure
Numberof Cases
Travel history from abroad
27
Contact with confirmed cases
15
Cases with no contact with confirmed cases and no travel history
31
Total
73
Furthermore, seven (7) person (four from S/N/N/P/R region, two from Tigray region and one from Addis Ababa) recovered from the disease that makes the total number of recoveries one-hundred-fitly-nine (159).
The laboratory samples were collected from the high-risk community members, returnees/passengers at mandatory quarantine centers, contacts of the confirmed cases, health facility visitors and suspects at isolation centers.
COVID-19 Situational Update as of Today
Total laboratory test conducted
83,854
Laboratory tests conducted within 24 hours
2844
Number of confirmed cases within 24 hours
73
Total patients of COVID-19 in the treatment centers
489
Patients in intensive care
1
Newly recovered
7
Total recovered
159
Total deaths
5
Returned to their country
2
Total confirmed cases as of today
655
Considering the increase in transmission of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health and Ethiopian Public Health Institute would like the public to strictly adhere to all precaution measures. We need to be reminded that every single action we take determines the risk of contracting the virus. Therefore, we should:
- Maintain physical distancing.
- Wash our hands with water and soap frequently.
- Stay at home and avoid mass gatherings.
- Cover our mouth and nose with face/cloth mask when going outdoors.