Ghana records 15 new deaths linked to Covid-19, 33 more in critical condition

Ghana’s death toll from Covid-19 rose to 533 after the Ghana Health Service (GHS) confirmed 15 more deaths on Sunday.

In addition, 101 people are in severe conditions, including 33 in critical conditions.

According to the latest update from the country’s health management body via its designated Covid-19 portal, 718 new cases of additional infections have also been recorded, bringing the number of active cases to 8,216 from 7,754 as of Saturday the 13th. February.

The new infections come from tests carried out on February 10 of this year.

Active cases are being managed in treatment sites, isolation centers across the country, while some were being managed at home, GHS said.

At the same time, 241 new recoveries were recorded, bringing the total of clinical recoveries and discharges to 67,087.

Ghana has so far recorded a total of 75,836 cases of the virus since it confirmed its first two cases in March 2020.

Of the total confirmed cases, 27,781 were from General Surveillance; 46,883 cases from enhanced contact tracing, while 1,172 have been recorded among international travelers disembarking at Kotoka International Airport since it reopened on September 1, 2020, according to the update.

A total of 832,760 tests were also performed, of which 256,608 came from routine surveillance, 416,951 from contact tracing, while 159,201 came from international travelers arriving through Kotoka International Airport. The positivity rate is 9.1%.

Currently, all 16 regions have an active file. The Greater Accra region remains the hotspot of the virus in the country, accounting for more than 50 percent (4,103) of active cases and with a cumulative number of cases of 43,497.

The Ashanti region has 1,576 active cases, while its number of cases now stands at 13,593, followed by the Western region with 665 active cases and cumulative cases of 4,442.

Others are: Eastern Region with 296 active cases, cumulative cases of 3,252; Central Region with 341 active cases, the total number of cases is now 2,550; Volta region, 346 active cases, total number of cases is 1,323; The Bono East region with 129 active cases and 951 cases and the North region has an active case count of 172 active cases and cumulative cases of 827.

The others are: Bono Region – 103 active cases, 767 cumulative cases, Upper East Region – 29 active cases, 755 total cases Western North Region – 37 active cases, 747 cumulative cases.

Ahafo region – 73 active cases and 624 cumulative cases, Oti region – 13 active cases and 257 cumulative cases, Upper West region – 89 active cases and 257 cumulative cases.

Savannah Region – Two active cases, 68 cumulative cases, Northeast Region – 15 active cases, 42 cumulative cases.

In addition, there are 227 active cases and 1,172 cumulative cases from international travelers via the KIA.