Ethiopia's confirmed COVID-19 cases hit 32,722

FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia's Minister of Health Lia Tadesse is seen inside a medical ward under preparation to treat COVID-19 patients at St. Peter's hospital on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May 2, 2020. Picture taken May 2, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Ethiopia's confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 32,722 after 1,386 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed on Tuesday, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health said.

The East African country had so far conducted some 651,311 COVID-19 medical tests, including 22,101 COVID-19 tests during the last 24-hours, according to the health ministry.

28 more patients succumbed to illnesses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the country to 572, the ministry said in a statement.

The ministry said 12,938 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 had so far recovered, including 414 in the last 24 hours period.

According to the ministry, a total of 19,210 COVID-19 patients are still undergoing medical treatment, out of which 216 are in severe condition.

Ethiopia, Africa's second-most populous nation with about 107 million people, confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on March 13.