Ghana’s Covid-19 cases top 40k; deaths now 206

With 455 new cases confirmed across the country, Ghana’s Covid-19 total infections since the outbreak of the disease on Thursday, March 12 is 40,097.

These are cases as of Tuesday, August 4 and reported between Wednesday, July 15 and Monday, August 3.

The deaths have seen a rise from 199 to 206, according to the latest case count released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS)

The recoveries-cum-discharges are at 36,638, leaving the active cases at 3,253.

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Out of these active cases, 25 are said to be in severe conditions while seven are in critical conditions with four of them on ventilators.

So far, over 400,000 tests have been conducted, leaving the country’s positivity rate at 9.8 per cent.

Regional breakdown

Greater Accra – 20,300

Ashanti – 9,972

Western – 2,766

Eastern – 1,809

Central – 1,669

Volta – 614

Bono East – 569

Western North – 526

Bono – 439

Northern – 424

Ahafo – 364

Upper East – 282

Oti – 204

Upper West – 88

Savannah – 62

North East – 9

By Emmanuel Kwame Amoh|3news.com|Ghana

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