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The Ghana Medical Authority (GMA) has confirmed that the coronavirus (Covid-19) has claimed the lives of nine doctors with more than 500 health workers registered to test positive in the country.
Since March 2020, when Ghana confirmed its first two cases of the virus, health workers have been at the forefront of the battle.
It has been revealed that a total of 544 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past year.
“According to our data, over the 12-month period, 544 doctors were infected. The scoreboard also shows that we have lost nine doctors, ”GMA Deputy Secretary General Dr Titus Beyuo said Thursday in an interview with the morning show Sunrise.
According to him, the doctors who died were all high-ranking health officers.
They include consultants, surgeons and specialists.
Currently, up to 196 health workers have tested positive for Covid-19 in the Oti region alone. The figure represents alarmingly 25.6% of all cases in the region.
The fear now is that if infections continue to rise, there will be no adequate health workers to work in the different health facilities.
Although health workers are concerned, they remain determined and continue to work to play a key role in the fight against the global pandemic.
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