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  • 24,175 cases; 440 deaths: https://twitter.com/lia_tadesse/stat...084033/photo/2

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    • 25,118 cases; 463 deaths: https://twitter.com/lia_tadesse/stat...988097/photo/2

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      • 26,204 cases; 479 deaths: https://twitter.com/lia_tadesse/stat...323013/photo/2

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        • 27,242 cases; 492 deaths: https://twitter.com/lia_tadesse/stat...263553/photo/2

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          • 31,336 cases; 544 deaths: https://twitter.com/lia_tadesse/stat...769664/photo/2

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            • 32,722 cases; 572 deaths: https://twitter.com/lia_tadesse/stat...082562/photo/2

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              • 34,058 cases; 600 deaths: https://twitter.com/lia_tadesse/stat...189376/photo/2

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                • 35,836 cases; 620 deaths: https://twitter.com/lia_tadesse/stat...025600/photo/2

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                  • 37,665 cases; 637 deaths: https://twitter.com/lia_tadesse/stat...685379/photo/2

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                    • 42,143 cases; 692 deaths: https://twitter.com/lia_tadesse/stat...522753/photo/2

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                      • 43,688 cases; 709 deaths: https://twitter.com/lia_tadesse/stat...767488/photo/2

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                        • 45,221 cases, 725 deaths



                          Lia Tadesse

                          @lia_tadesse

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                          • 1,733 new cases

                            48,140 cases, 758 deaths

                            12:54 PM ? Aug 28, 2020

                            https://twitter.com/lia_tadesse/stat...89842158125056


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                            • 1,009 new cases

                              52,131 cases, 809 deaths

                              https://twitter.com/lia_tadesse/stat...032897/photo/2


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                              • WEEKLY BULLETIN ON OUTBREAKS
                                AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
                                Week 35: 24 - 30 August 2020
                                Data as reported by: 17:00; 30 August 2020

                                ...
                                Coronavirus disease 2019
                                Ethiopia


                                51 122 Cases
                                793 Deaths
                                1.6% CFR


                                EVENT DESCRIPTION

                                Ethiopia recorded the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on 13 March 2020
                                and initially had few sporadic cases, mostly imported. The numbers of new
                                weekly cases started to rise relatively rapidly from week 23 (week ending 6
                                June 2020), when new cases rose from 265 to 590 in week 24 (week ending
                                13 June 2020). Since then cases have been rising steadily, with the city of
                                Addis Ababa reporting the majority of cases. In weeks 34 and 35 (week
                                ending 22 and 29 August 2020) the numbers of new cases have exceeded
                                10 000 weekly, with 10 621 new cases reported in the seven days up to
                                30 August 2020, 87% of which were from Addis Ababa, Oromia, Tigray
                                and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) regions. There
                                was a 20% (169 cases) increase in health worker infections in the same
                                period, bringing the total of health workers infected to 947. In addition, 24
                                new cases were reported in refugee camps in Gambella, bringing the total
                                number of cases in this area to 120.

                                As of 30 August 2020, a cumulative total of 51 122 confirmed COVID-19
                                cases have been reported, with 793 deaths (case fatality ratio 1.6%). Addis
                                Ababa accounts for 59.4% (30 379) of all confirmed cases. All 11 regions
                                of the country have been affected, with 10 regions reporting COVID-19
                                related deaths. Reported COVID-19 deaths increased by 16% in the past
                                seven days, with Addis Ababa accounting for 80% of total deaths. A total
                                of 23 new deaths were reported on 30 August 2020, 21 from Addis Ababa,
                                and one each from Oromia and Somali regions.

                                The number of laboratory tests for COVID-19 has also increased in the
                                country and is currently at a cumulative total of 890 929, with 21 499 tests
                                conducted in the 24 hours prior to 30 August 2020, with a positivity rate of
                                6.8%. The cumulative positivity rate is 5.7%.

                                A total of 30 766 (62%) of cases are active, with 329 in serious condition in
                                hospital. A total of 18 382 (36%) cases have been recorded as recovered.
                                A total of 197 227 contacts have been registered, with 125 468 (64%)
                                discharged after 14 days, and 34 lost to follow-up.

                                PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

                                Ethiopia activated its Incident Management System under the Public
                                Health Emergency Operations Centre on 31 January 2020 to optimize
                                national level coordination of the preparedness and readiness efforts
                                and is collaboratively working with stakeholders, government
                                agencies, partner organizations, UN agencies, embassies, the
                                hospitality sector and industrial parks among others.

                                Ministry of Health officials led by the Minister of Health coordinate
                                daily meetings with high-level government officials, and weekly
                                coordination meetings are held with all heads of the Regional Health
                                Bureaus and Regional Incident Managers.

                                With support from WHO, Ethiopia has continued to scale-up testing
                                capacity at national and regional levels.

                                Strict point of entry screening is in place at Addis Ababa Bole and
                                Dire Dawa international airports as well as at Dewele station (EthiopiaDjibouti border)
                                and at 29 additional ground crossing points; mandatory quarantine is in place,
                                with screening of long-distance lorry drivers and regular supportive supervision
                                of points of entry and quarantine facilities.

                                WHO is supporting coordination at national level, as well as
                                surveillance strategies across the regions, and assisting with contact
                                tracing, community-based COVID-19 surveillance, which was officially
                                launched on 1 August 2020, case investigation and data management.

                                WHO is supporting joint assessments of essential health services
                                which have been carried out with follow-up actions targeting vulnerable
                                populations (internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugee camps and
                                detention centres) regionally; continued support for preparedness
                                activities for the upcoming oral polio vaccine campaigns in six priority
                                regions scheduled for 18-21 September 2020; and ongoing response
                                for non-COVID-19 emergencies (cholera, flooding and malnutrition in
                                SNNP, Somali, Afar and Oromia regions.

                                Infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines have been developed
                                and disseminated, with technical support to ensure readiness
                                of COVID-19 treatment centres; intensive media promotion and
                                demonstration of techniques in hand hygiene, social distancing and
                                the use of medical and cloth masks.

                                SITUATION INTERPRETATION

                                The situation in Ethiopia is of grave concern with the current increase in
                                daily case numbers and deaths in all regions.
                                Community transmission
                                is well established and there is an increasing number of cases in serious
                                condition, which threaten to overload the country’s health system capacity.
                                The increases in number of cases among vulnerable groups, such as IDPs
                                and refugees, is also worrying, since surveillance in these situations will
                                be difficult. Ethiopia is already struggling with multiple outbreaks and
                                emergencies, cholera, vaccine derived poliomyelitis, malaria, malnutrition
                                and flooding, which is overburdening the already strained health systems
                                in the regions. Challenges around the recently introduced ComBAT
                                (community based approach and testing) strategy, with many untraceable
                                confirmed cases and contacts, a backlog of laboratory samples awaiting
                                testing, inadequate adherence to IPC measures in some regions, the
                                continued increase in health worker infections and challenges with case
                                management and human resources among laboratory, IPC and case
                                management experts. These challenges need urgently to be addressed by
                                national authorities and partners to prevent a surge in cases of COVID-19
                                in the country, which would overwhelm already strained resources. At the
                                same time, other essential health services must not be neglected.

                                "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                                -Nelson Mandela

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