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As part of strengthening the COVID-19 surveillance, a total of 641 laboratory tests conducted on samples taken from randomly selected Adama and Addis Ababa community members, health workers and persons who have direct contact with passengers. The test conducted by the Ethiopian Public Health Institute, the Armor Hansen Research Institute and the National Animal Health Diagnosis and research Center. The two institutes (AHRI and NAHDRC) are started laboratory testing after they fulfill the quality assurance requirement.

Below are the details

Place of sample	Number of samples Testeds		Female	Male
Addis Ababa	444	314	198	116   130
Adama	197	156	114	42     41
General	641	470	312	158    171

Out of the total 641, 470 of them are negative and the remaining results will be notified to the public as soon as the laboratory result is out.

For more information please call to the free toll line 8335 and 952 or to regular phone 0118276796, or use our email:­ephieoc@gmail.com.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia.