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1,733 new cases
48,140 cases, 758 deaths
12:54 PM ? Aug 28, 2020
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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
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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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