Coronavirus - Ethiopia: Notification Note on COVID-19 Situational Update (18 April 2020) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 19, 2020/APO Group/ -- The total laboratory tests conducted within twenty-four hours are 659; of this nine (9) of them are confirmed positive for COVID-19 and the total confirmed cases as of today is one hundred five (105). The Details of the cases are presented below;

S. NO	Citizenship	Residence	Age	sex	Travel history of abroad	Contact with confirmed case
1	Ethiopian	Jimma	20	Female	She has travel history from Lebanon and arrived before the mandatory quarantine in effect	-
2	Ethiopian	Addis Ababa	42	Female	-	Yes
3	Ethiopian	Addis Ababa	40	Female	-	Yes
4	Ethiopian	Addis Ababa	13	Male	-	Yes
5	Ethiopian	Addis Ababa	73	Male	He has travel history from USA and is in mandatory quarantine	-
6	Ethiopian	Dire dawa	19	Male	He has travel history from Djibouti and is in mandatory quarantine	-
7	Ethiopian	Dire dawa	20	Male	He has travel history from Djibouti and is in mandatory quarantine	-
8	Ethiopian	Dire dawa	19	Male	He has travel history from Djibouti and is in mandatory quarantine	-
9	Equatorial Guinea		38	Male	He has travel history from UK and is in mandatory quarantine	-

COVID-19 Situational Update as of today

Total laboratory test conducted	6890
Laboratory tests conducted within 24 hours	659
Number of confirmed cases within 24 hours	9
Total patients of COVID-19 in the treatment center	84
Patients in intensive care	1
New recovered	1
Total recovered	16
Total deaths	3
Returned to their country	2
Total confirmed cases as of today	105

While you are at the market cover your nose and mouth with face/cloth mask, wash your hands with water and soap or use alcohol based hand sanitizers after paying/touching currency notes, don't greet each other by shaking hands, kissing or hugging one another. Maintain physical distancing and strictly adhere to all precautionary measures to protect yourselves, your loved ones and your community against the virus. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia.