COVID 19: Confirmed Cases Increase To 641 With 83 Recoveries And 8 Deaths

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As of today 16th, April 2020, the confirmed coronavirus cases in the country have increased from 636 to 641 with 83 Recoveries and 8 Deaths.

According to the Ghana Health Services Website, the 5 new cases were spotted at Adenta, Ayawaso West and Ayawaso Central Municipalities.

Ghana Health Service indicated that with the exception of one person the remaining are asymptomatic.

As of 14th April 2020, at 23:00HRS, a total of 50,719 persons have been tested with 641 being positive for COVID-19.

The breakdown of the 641 positive cases are as follows: seventeen (17) have been treated, reverted to negative on repeat tests and discharged.

Furthermore, 66 have tested negative once and awaiting second test. This brings together a total of 83 cases that have been recovered / discharged.

548 cases have been categorized as mild disease and are on treatment, two (2) are categorized as moderate to severe cases, none in the critical state currently and eight (8) have died.

Of the 641 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 268 were reported from two from the routine surveillance, 258 from enhanced surveillance activities and 115 from travellers who were previously under mandatory quarantine in Accra and Tamale.

Regions that have reported cases are Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Western, Volta, Northern, North East, Upper East, and Upper West regions.