COVID-19: Ethiopia records 2,140 new cases, 11 deaths

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Ethiopia’s Health Ministry registered 2,140 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the nationwide tally to 428,796.

The ministry reported 11 new related deaths and 1,490 recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the national death and recovery counts to 6,969 and 356,997 respectively.

Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation, has so far reported the largest number of COVID-19 cases in the East Africa region.

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