COVID 19: Confirmed Cases In Ghana Increase To 141 With 5 Deaths

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The confirmed cases of coronavirus in Ghana has increased from 137 to 141 as of 28th March 2020 with 5 Deaths and 2 recoveries.

According to the Ghana Health Services website, among the tested, 1,276 (50.7%) were persons under mandatory quarantine with 1,243 (49.3%) from routine surveillance activities.

They further added that among the tested, among all 2,519 persons tested, one hundred and forty-one (141) tested positive representing 5.6%.

Among persons under mandatory quarantine, 79 representing 6.2% tested positive. Among samples tested from routine surveillance, sixty-two (62) representing 5.0% tested positive.

Only three regions have so far reported cases- the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Upper West Regions from routine disease surveillance. One case has been confirmed in the Upper West Region.

The Ashanti Region has recorded 7 of the 8 cases recorded outside the Greater Accra Region.

All other 54 cases from routine surveillance were recorded in the Greater Accra Region.

A total of 731 contacts of confirmed cases are currently being followed up by the contact tracing team. Among contacts, 53 were found to have symptoms and 48 have been tested with one person testing positive.

Two hundred and thirty-one contacts have completed the mandatory 14-day follow-up.