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A total of 142 positive COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in some high schools and high schools in four regions.
Fifty-six (56) positive cases have been confirmed in 23 schools in the Greater Accra region.
Eighty-two (82) positive cases, including 73 students and nine staff, were recorded in the East region, three cases in the Upper West region and one case in a local school. from West.
They were isolated and treated in the various treatment centers.
To date, no deaths have been recorded as a result of school infections.
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, chief executive of the Ghana Health Service, announced it on Tuesday during a COVID-19 Media Updates in Accra.
There have been 82 confirmed positive cases in the eastern region, including 73 students and nine staff after 553 suspicious samples were tested.
According to him, 17 suspected cases have been reported to Presbyterian Boys Senior High School (PRESEC.), Legon, in the LA NKwatanang district, but only four have been confirmed positive.
Twenty-four (24) suspected cases have been reported to West African High School ((WASS) but 13 students have tested positive.
Three suspected cases have been reported to Wesley Grammar School, but only one student has tested positive.
The Odorkor school group reported 15 suspected cases, but five students tested positive.
Achimota High School has reported six suspected cases and all six have tested positive. There were eight suspected cases at the Achimota Basic School and all eight cases were positive.
Six students tested positive at New Page Preparatory School, two positive cases confirmed at Accra Technical Institute after reporting 11 suspected cases, Dzowolu JHS reported 11 suspected cases but only one positive.
Roman Ridge School also recorded 11 suspected cases, but one was positive, while three positive cases were confirmed at Saint Elizabeth Schools after 10 suspected cases were reported to the school.
Students and pupils returned to school in January this year, after nearly 10 months at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A total of 9.2 million students were affected, while 500,000 teachers and non-teaching staff were also affected.
— GNA
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