• Out of the one thousand six hundred and seventy one (1,671) cases, five hundred and sixty three (563) cases was as a result of general surveillance. Patients fell ill, approached the hospital and were tested. One hundred and five (105) was as a result of earlier quarantine, ten (10) persons were quarantine in Tamale, Northern Region and 1,113 persons from enhanced tracing thus persons who were found when the ministry went out to look for them bringing the total to 1,671.
According to the Ghana Health Service, total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country has moved up to 1,671
A total of 188 patients have recovered from the virus and 5 death recorded making it 16 in total.
Dr. Patrick Aboagye, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, had disclosed this at a press briefing on Tuesday, 28th April, 2020.
Out of the one thousand six hundred and seventy one (1,671) cases, five hundred and sixty three (563) cases was as a result of general surveillance. Patients fell ill, approached the hospital and were tested. One hundred and five (105) was as a result of earlier quarantine, ten (10) persons were quarantine in Tamale, Northern Region and 1,113 persons from enhanced tracing thus persons who were found when the ministry went out to look for them bringing the total to 1,671.
Currently about a 1,461 are well or with no symptoms and are responding very well to treatment" Director-General of the Ghana Health Service said.
Six (6) persons are moderately to critically ill whilst a quite a number of patients are waiting for their second test results to be discharges if test result turns out to be negative.
The virus has claimed over 217,183 lives and 3,116,992persons infected whilst a total of 928,930 persons haverecovered from the virus globally.
A total of twelve (12) regions out of sixteen (16) regions has reported cases of the deadly coronavirus.
Regions that have reported cases of the coronavirus in the country are Greater Accra, Ashanti, Eastern, Northern, Oti, Volta, Central, Upper West, Upper East, North East, Western Region and Western North.
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