COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Ethiopia |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Addis Ababa |
Arrival date | 13 March 2020 (4 years, 5 months and 5 days) |
Confirmed cases | 501,193[1] |
Active cases | 64,828[2] |
Recovered | 356,997[2] |
Deaths | 7,574[1] |
Fatality rate | 1.51% |
Vaccinations |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Ethiopia on 13 March 2020.[3] The national government, led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, declared a five-month state of emergency in April 2020 but has allowed economic activities to continue during the public health crisis.[4]