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.
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
