ADDIS ABABA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia registered 418 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 263,120 as of Monday evening, according to the country's Ministry of Health.
The ministry said nine new deaths were reported, bringing the death toll to 3,897.
The East African country reported 1,463 more recoveries, taking the national count to 211,493.
Ethiopia, Africa's second-most populous nation, has so far reported the largest number of COVID-19 cases in the East Africa region.
According to the ministry, Ethiopia currently has 47,728 active COVID-19 cases, of which 739 are patients under severe health conditions.
The country has conducted 2,620,593 COVID-19 medical tests, the ministry added.
Figures from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that Ethiopia's COVID-19 cases accounted for about 6 percent of Africa's total confirmed cases.
Ethiopia is among the countries the hardest hit by COVID-19 in Africa, following South Africa, Morocco and Tunisia. Enditem