Coronavirus cases in Ghana hits 21, one reported dead
Coronavirus cases in Ghana have increased to 21.
The country has recorded 2 new cases of COVID-19 with 1 death, this leaves the existing case count in the country to be 20 according to the Ghana Health Service report on its website.
One of the patients said to have had underlying health problems however died in the Ashanti Region earlier on Saturday.
The deceased, a 61-year-old man, reported to a health facility in Kumasi with a fever and cough earlier this month.
A deputy Minister of Health, Alexander Abban who confirmed the death of the coronavirus patient, stated that “the information I got from the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service is that that person [the Lebanese man] has died.”
Following the death of one of the patients, the currently active cases in Ghana currently stand at 20.
At least three of these cases have been suspected to be community spread.
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Post source: citinewsroom.com
