Confirmed cases = 2,070

Deaths = 27

Recoveries = 344

Active cases = 1,647

Total tests = 142,960

June 3: 1,486 cases, community transmissions mounting

Ethiopia’s Health Minister is worried over the spate of community transmissions of COVID-19.

Confirmed cases = 1,486 (142 new cases)

Deaths = 17 (three new)

Recoveries = 246

Active cases = 1,219

Total tests = 120,429

June 2: 131m masks needed, over 1,000 active cases

Ethiopia’s needs 131 million face masks in the next four months, state-linked Fana Broadcasting Corporate report.

Health Minister Dr Lia Tadesse confirmed at the meeting that 67% of the country’s total confirmed cases are from the capital Addis Ababa.

Total confirmed cases = 731 (new cases = 30)

Total recoveries = 181

Total deaths = 6

Active cases = 544

Figures valid as of close of day May 27, 2020

May 24: 193 cases in 5 days as tally hits 582

Ethiopia has recorded back-to-back one-day spikes, record 61 new cases on Saturday and a further 81 on Sunday toppling the Saturday record.

Total confirmed cases = 582 (new cases = 88)

Total recoveries = 152 (new recoveries = 8)

Total deaths = 5

Active cases = 423

Trajectory of infections between May 20 – 24

May 20: 389 (24 new cases)

May 21: 398 (9 new cases)

May 22: 399 (10 new cases)

May 22: 433 (34 new cases)

May 23: 494 (61 new cases)

May 24: 582 (88 new cases)

May 19: 365 cases with 60 new cases in three days

Total confirmed cases = 365 (new cases between May 17 – 19 = 60)

Total recoveries = 120 (new recoveries = 8)

Total deaths = 5

Active cases = 238

Ethiopia’s case count spiked on Monday by 35 new cases (a daily record) whiles 14 new cases were recorded today.