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Update COVID-19 20 February 2021

20 February 2021 — Fifty-nine (59) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4668 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases seventeen thousand, nine hundred, and eighty-eight (17988). To date, sixteen thousand, five hundred, and ninety-seven (16597) patients have recovered, including two hundred, and ten (210) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, one hundred, and forty-four (1144) and two hundred, and forty-seven (247) deaths. 

Update COVID-19 19 February 2021

19 February 2021 — Ninety-four (94) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4862 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases seventeen thousand, nine hundred, and twenty-nine (17929). To date, sixteen thousand, three hundred, and eighty-seven (16387) patients have recovered, including two hundred, and twenty-four (224) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, two hundred, and ninety-seven (1297) and two hundred, and forty-five (245) deaths. 

Update COVID-19 18 February 2021

18 February 2021 — One hundred, and nineteen (119) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4391 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases seventeen thousand, eight hundred, and thirty-five (17835). To date, sixteen thousand, one hundred, and sixty-three (16163) patients have recovered, including two hundred, and forty-five (245) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, four hundred, and twenty-nine (1429) and two hundred, and forty-three (243) deaths. 

Africa is getting ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccines

Africa marked the move from planning to action in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines at a World Health Organization (WHO)-hosted African Health Ministers meeting on 17 February, as a rapid vaccine rollout is expected in the wake of the WHO listing of two versions of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.

Update COVID-19 17 February 2021

17 February 2021 — One hundred, and twenty-two (122) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4618 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases seventeen thousand, seven hundred, and sixteen (17716). To date, fifteen thousand, nine hundred, and eighteen (15918) patients have recovered, including four hundred, and forty-three (443) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, five hundred, and fifty-five (1555) and two hundred, and forty-three (243) deaths. 

Update COVID-19 16 February 2021

16 February 2021 — One hundred, and ten (110) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4814 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases seventeen thousand, five hundred, and ninety-four (17594). To date, fifteen thousand, four hundred, and seventy-five (15475) patients have recovered, including three hundred, and fifty (350) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, eight hundred, and seventy-nine (1879) and two hundred, and forty (240) deaths. 

Update COVID-19 15 February 2021

15 February 2021 — One hundred, and forty-one (141) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2662 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases seventeen thousand, four hundred, and eighty-four (17484). To date, fifteen thousand, one hundred, and twenty-five (15125) patients have recovered, including three hundred, and thirty-three (333) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two thousand, one hundred, and twenty (2120) and two hundred, and thirty-nine (239) deaths. 

WHO Ethiopia signs grant agreement with Canada on maintaining essential health servi...

Addis Ababa, 16 February 2021 – The World Health Organization and Canada signed an agreement to ensure functional health services in the context of COVID-19 in Ethiopia.  Through this agreement, Canada will provide WHO a grant amounting to 9.9 million Canadian dollars to strengthen the primary health care capacity to deliver essential health services, particularly for women, girls and vulnerable populations, while maintaining an effective response to COVID-19 to avoid additional preventable sickness and death among the Ethiopian population.