Ghana’s novel Coronavirus cases have increased from 1,042 to 1,154 with 120 recoveries. However, the number of deaths still remain at 9.
This was revealed by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) at a press briefing on Wednesday, April, 22, 2020.
This shows that 112 new cases have been confirmed with 21 more people recovering since Sunday, April 19, when President Nana Akufo-Addo addressed the country.
Addressing the media at the press briefing, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kumah Aboagye, stated that except for the 115 travelers who tested positive on mandatory quarantine, the new cases were recorded in the category of enhanced contact tracing and general surveillance.
“Under the general surveillance, we have 401 cases that have reported positive. We still have the 115 travelers quarantined and tested positive, and enhanced contact tracing in the last three weeks, we have 638 positives, bringing the number 1,154 cases as at today [April 22, 2020,” he said.
“Out of this, we have had about 120 recovered, it changed from the 99 in the last reporting,” he added.
Health authorities say the majority of the new cases were confirmed from the backlog of cases yet to be tested by the various testing centers across the country including the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research and the Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR).
Meanwhile, the government has said that it expects more new cases to be reported.
On the number of recoveries, the Director-General noted that, out of the recoveries, 82 were those who were being treated at the Ga East Municipal Hospital.
“UGMC has reported 17 recoveries, Ridge has reported 3 recoveries, the 37 Military Hospital has recovered four recoveries, Tema General Hospital has one and Ashanti Region has six. Wa has one recovery and Tamale has six,” he said.
Number of recoveries from the various hospitals.
- 82 from Ga East – 82
- UGMC – 17
- Ridge hospital – 3
- 37 Military Hospital – 4
- Tema General Hospital – 1
- Ashanti region – 6
- Upper West (Wa) – 1
- Northern Region (Tamale) – 6
