Number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Djibouti soars to 121

0 Comment(s)Print E-mail Xinhua, April 8, 2020
Adjust font size:

ADDIS ABABA, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The Djibouti Ministry of Health disclosed on Tuesday the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the horn of Africa nation has soared to 121.

These figures were reached after 31 more people were confirmed on Tuesday to have been infected with COVID-19 virus.

"We conducted medical tests on 450 people in the last 24 hours, with 31 people testing positive for COVID-19," according to the ministry.

"We declare nine people who tested positive for COVID-19 and were hospitalized have recovered," said Salah Banoita Tourab, Djiboutian health minister said in a press statement.

Djibouti confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on March 18.

Djibouti, which lies on a key location connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, hosts a number of foreign military bases and is the main sea outlet for landlocked Ethiopia. Enditem

Follow China.org.cn on Twitter and Facebook to join the conversation.
ChinaNews App Download
Print E-mail Bookmark and Share

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)

No comments.

Add your comments...

  • User Name Required
  • Your Comment
  • Enter the words you see:   
    Racist, abusive and off-topic comments may be removed by the moderator.
Send your storiesGet more from China.org.cnMobileRSSNewsletter