18 districts in Greater Accra record 140 new coronavirus cases
Eighteen districts in the Greater Accra Region have recorded new 140 cases of Covid-19, pushing the country’s case count to 7,303.
Overall, the country has confirmed 186 Covid-19 cases in 31 districts in four regions—Greater Accra, Ashanti, 14; Central, 23 and Eastern Regions, 9.
While 2,412 have recovered, the number of deaths remains 34. The number of active cases stand at 4, 857—the country’s total cases excluding recoveries and deaths.
The Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis and the Tarkwa municipality, which were declared the new hotspots for coronavirus spread on Tuesday, recorded no new cases.
The Director of Public Health of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Badu Sarkodie, announced the new figures at a press on Thursday in Accra.
He said 14 cases were currently severe, but none were on ventilators, while three are classified as critically ill.
The Bono-East and Ahafo regions continue to be resilient against the virus ever since it entered Ghana on March 12, recording no case.
In the Greater Accra Region, the districts that recorded a significant number of cases are:
Ablekuma -17
Ayawaso East- 36
Ayawaso North -11
Korle Klottey- 13
Okaikoi -6
The Tema metropolis which until recently was a hotspot for the virus recorded four cases.
For the Central Region, the cases were recorded in Cape Coast, Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese, Mfantsiman and Upper Denkyira districts.
Kumasi metro, Oforikrom, Ejisu, Afigya Kwabre South , Amansie West and Kwabre districts, all reported cases.
Obuasi, which was declared a hotspot for the infection last week, did not confirm any new case.
“The three new hotspots that spiked cases, being Obuasi, Lower Manya Krobo recently did not record any new cases, pointing to the fact the strategies in place to trace, test and treat people are providing good results.\
Below is the national beakdown
REGION |
CASES |
Greater Accra |
5,148 |
Ashanti |
1,099 |
Western |
344 |
Central |
360 |
Eastern |
117 |
Western North |
62 |
Volta |
59 |
Northern |
36 |
Oti |
26 |
Upper East |
26 |
Upper West |
22 |
North East |
2 |
Savannah |
1 |
Bono |
1 |
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