COVID-19: Ghana sees more recoveries but caseload shoots up to 6,486

Ghana’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise according to data by the Ghana Health Service (GHS).

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The latest information from the GHS site indicates that about 217 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in the country, bringing the case count to 6,486.

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Also 53 more COVID-19 patients have recovered after testing negative, putting the total number of recoveries in Ghana at 1,951.

The death toll still stands at 31.

The Greater Accra Region is still leading the chart with 4,699 cases, followed by the Ashanti and Central Regions with 988 and 287 cases respectively.

Regional breakdown

Greater Accra Region – 4,699

Ashanti Region – 988

Central Region – 287

Western Region – 195

Eastern Region – 106

Western North Region – 57

Volta Region – 44

Northern Region – 34

Oti Region – 26

Upper East Region – 26

Upper West Region – 21

North East Region – 2

Bono Region – 1

Savannah Region – 0

Ahafo Region – 0

Bono East Region – 0

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YEN.com.gh earlier reported that General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has described the Akufo-Addo led administration as worse than a military era.

According to the NDC’s general secretary, the current democratic dispensation under the leadership of President Akufo-Addo can plunge Ghana into chaos.

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Source: YEN.com.gh