The Djibouti Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported the country’s third death from the deadly coronavirus.
Djibouti health ministry also reported 4 new COVID-19 cases taking the total number of cases in the country to 1,124.
This figure represents a major increase in new cases after the Ministry of Health recorded fewer cases in the past week. Djibouti has conducted 14,538 tests so far.
The Horn of Africa nation has also recorded ten new recoveries raising the total number of recoveries to 755.
![Rescuers search for survivors on the beach after two boats carrying migrants and refugees capsized off the shore near Godoria, in northeast Djibouti, in January 2019 [International Organization for Migration via AP]](https://i0.wp.com/www.horndiplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/0cc33a2b73604a3cb7f21b5a9d3c4fe6_18.webp?resize=218%2C150&ssl=1 "UN says 38 dead, including children, as migrant boat sinks off Djibouti")
