The total laboratory tests conducted within 24 hours are 1560; of these two (2) of them are confirmed positive for COVID-19 and the total confirmed cases as of today are One-Hundred-Thirty- Five (135). The tests were conducted at the Ethiopian Public Health Institute, National Animal Health Diagnostic and Investigation Center, Ethiopian Biotechnology Institute, Amhara Public Health Institute (Bahir Dar and Dessie), SNNPR Public Health Institute, Adama Public Health Research and Referral Laboratory, Haramya University Laboratory and Jimma University Medical Center Laboratory. Furthermore, six (6) people from Dire Dawa recovered from the disease that makes the total number of recoveries Seventy-Five (75). The Details of today’s cases are presented below;
| S.No | Citizenship | Residence | Age | Sex | Travel history of Abroad | Contact with confirmed case |
| 1 | Ethiopian | Batu/Ziway (under medical care in Addis Ababa) | 49 | Male | No | No (identified by the random laboratory test among admitted patients ) |
| 2 | Ethiopian | Silti woreda, Silte Zone, SNNPR | 45 | Female | No | No (identified via house to house surveillance) |
COVID-19 Situational Update as of Today
| Total laboratory test conducted | 22,330 |
| Laboratory tests conducted within 24 hours | 1560 |
| Number of Confirmed cases within 24 hours | 2 |
| Total patients of COVID-19 in the treatment center | 55 |
| Patients in intensive care | 0 |
| Newly Recovered | 6 |
| Total Recovered | 75 |
| Total Deaths | 3 |
| Returned to their country | 2 |
| Total confirmed cases as of today | 135 |
The Ministry of Health and Ethiopian Public Health Institute would like to advise the public to strictly adhere to all precaution measures including avoiding mass gatherings, washing hands with water and soap, covering mouth and nose with face/cloth mask when in crowded areas, and maintaining physical distancing.
For more information or to report if any person had contact with confirmed COVID-19 please call to the free toll line 8335 and 952 or to regular phone 0118276796 and regional toll free lines, or use our email:-ephieoc@gmail.com.
Dr. Lia Tadesse
Minister of Health
May 3, 2020