COVID-19: Ghana's active cases now 4,878
Ghana now has 4,878 active cases after the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced 992 new COVID-19 infections.
The GHS update released on Monday increased the country's case count to 21,077.
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The update also indicated that the new cases were detected from samples collected between June 18-July 1, 2020.
The death toll from the disease increased by seven new cases to 129 while the number of recoveries/discharges rose to 16,070.
Deaths
Providing a breakdown of the seven new deaths, the GHS indicated that six of the deceased persons had co-morbidities. Five of the deaths were recorded in the Ashanti Region and the rest were recorded in the Central region.
Count of Cases per Region
Greater Accra Region – 11,508
Ashanti Region – 4,534
Western Region – 1,846
Central Region – 992
Eastern Region – 835
Volta Region – 369
Upper East Region – 278
Western North Region – 154
Bono East Region – 139
Northern Region – 137
Oti Region – 112
Upper West Region – 55
Savannah Region – 46
Bono Region – 38
Ahafo Region – 26
North East Region – 8