COVID-19: Ghana's case count tops 6,000
Confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in Ghana increased to 6,096 on Tuesday night (May 19, 2020) following the confirmation of 178 new cases.
The Ghana Health Service in its latest update indicated an increase in the number of cases in four regions - Greater Accra, Ashanti, Western and Central Regions.
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The number of recoveries from the illness also rose to 1,773 from 1,754. There have been 31 Coronavirus deaths in the country.
The Greater Accra Region has the highest number of confirmed cases with 4,536, followed by the Ashanti - 888, Central - 256 and Western Region - 111.
Case count per region
(Case Count from Highest to Lowest)
Greater Accra Region – 4,536
Ashanti Region – 888
Central Region – 256
Western Region – 111
Eastern Region – 100
Western North Region – 57
Volta Region – 41
Northern Region – 31
Oti Region – 26
Upper East Region – 26
Countries with more cases in Africa
On the African continent, figures from the World Health Organization indicate that only five other countries have more cases.
They are;
South Africa - 16,433
Egypt - 12,229
Algerie - 7,201
Morocco - 6,930
Nigeria - 6,175
