[ 2021-02-24 ]

COVID-19: Five new deaths, toll now 582
Ghana's COVID-19 death toll has gone beyond the
580 mark to 582, following the confirmation of
five more deaths by the Ghana Health Service
(GHS), on Monday.








Additionally, the country's active cases have also
surged to 6,812, from a previous 6,658 as of
Sunday, February 21, 2021.

Out of the cases, 95 of them according to the GHS
were in severe condition with 28 others in
critical condition.

The active cases are being managed in treatment
sites, isolation centres across the country, while
some were under home management, the GHS said.

The country's health management body also confirms
that 406 new cases of infection have been recorded
across the country.

The new infections were from tests conducted as of
February 19, this year.

A total of 347 people had also recovered since the
last update, bringing the total clinical
recoveries and discharges to 73,365.

Ghana has so far recorded a total of 80,759 cases
of the virus since it confirmed its first two
cases in March 2020.

Out of the total confirmed cases, 28,976 were from
the General Surveillance; 50,575 cases from the
Enhanced Contact Tracing, while 1,208 have been
recorded from international travelers disembarking
at the Kotoka International Airport, since it was
reopened on September 1, 2020, the update stated.

So far, a total of 872,594 tests have been
conducted, of which 267,288 are from routine
surveillance, 439,088 from contact tracing, while
166,218 are from international travelers arriving
through the Kotoka International Airport.

The positivity rate is 9.2 per cent.

Currently, all 16 regions have an active case.

The Greater Accra Region continues to lead in both
active and cumulative cases with 3,224 active
cases and 46,328 cumulative case count. It remains
the hotspot for the virus in the country.

The Ashanti Region has 731 active cases while its
case count now stands at 14,142, followed by the
Western Region with 463 active cases and
cumulative cases of 4,776 and the Eastern Region
with 243 active cases, cumulative, 3,576.

Others are: Central Region with 504 active cases,
total cases now 2,811; Volta Region, 378 active
cases, total cases stand at 1,595; Bono East
Region with 172 active cases and 1,089 case count
and Northern Region Region, 256 and cumulative
cases of 1,058.

The rest are:
Upper East -108 active cases and cumulative cases
of 994, Bono Region- 178 active cases, 945
cumulative cases, Western North Region - 84 active
cases, 797 cumulative cases, Ahafo Region- 76
active cases and 660 cumulative cases, Upper West
Region – 148 active cases and 357 cumulative
cases, Oti Region- 19 active cases and 272
cumulative cases, North-East Region - 50 active
cases, 79 cumulative cases, Savannah Region –
Two active cases, 72 cumulative cases.

There are also 176 active cases and 1,208
cumulative cases from international travelers via
the KIA.

The GHS, therefore, reiterated its call on the
public to adhere to the safety protocols such as
the regular washing of hands with soap under
running water, wearing of face mask, sanitising
the hands regularly and social distancing to help
curtail the spread of the virus.

Source - GNA

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