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COVID-19: Ghana Records 403 new cases bringing total to 2074

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The number of COVID-19 cases in Ghana has increased to 2,074. This means that 403 new cases have been recorded in the country. The number of recovered persons has risen to 212. One more person has also succumbed to the virus, according to the Ghana Health Service. This takes the death toll to 17. The Greater Accra Region currently has the highest number of cases, followed by the Ashanti and Eastern Regions. Regional breakdown Count of Cases per Region (Case Count from Highest to Lowest) Greater Accra Region – 1,795 Ashanti Region – 99 Eastern Region – 70 Central Region – 21 Oti Region – 19 Upper East Region – 19 Volta Region – 16 Northern Region – 13 Upper West Region – 10 Western Region – 9 North East Region – 2 Western North Region – 1 Savannah Region – 0 Bono Region – 0 Ahafo Region – 0 Bono East Region – 0

COVID-19: Ghana Records 158 new Covid-19 cases bringing total to 566

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Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 566. This comes after the Ghana Health Service confirmed 158 new cases. An update by the Ghana Health Service showed that new cases were also reported in the Western and Volta regions, which now become the ninth and tenth regions respectively to confirm cases of COVID-19. Health authorities attribute the increasing number of cases to the ongoing enhanced surveillance exercise. “As of 11 April 2020, 23:00 hrs, a total of 37,954 persons have been tested, with 566 being positive for COVID-19. The breakdown of the 566 positive cases are as follows: four (4) have been treated, discharged and tested negative, 552 cases have been categorised as mild disease on treatment, two (2) moderate to severe cases, none currently on ventilators and eight (8) have died,” the Ghana Health Service indicated on its website. Regions that have reported cases are Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Western, Volta, Northern, North East, Upper East, and ...