COVID 19 Update: Ghana Confirms 9 Additional COVID-19 Cases Making The Total Confirmed Cases hit 214

post by: Nyame Kwaku Prince for thedistin.com.
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As of today 5th April 2020, the confirmed coronavirus cases in Ghana have increased from the previous 205 to 214.

According to the Ghana Health Service website, nine new additional cases have been confirmed in the Greater Accra Region.

6 out of the 9 cases are from the Greater Accra and the other 3 from Ashanti Region.

Further details indicated that one of the patients who contracted the disease in the Greater Accra region, a 37-year-old woman, had no travel history and had not come into contact with another confirmed case.

Also, in the Ashanti Region, one of the three patients had no travel history and had not come into contact with any of the already confirmed cases.

Meanwhile, Ghana has recorded a total of 214 cases of COVID-19 with 5 deaths and 3 recoveies. All 5 deaths had underlying chronic medical conditions prior to COVID-19 infection.

Most of the cases are reported from routine / enhanced surveillance activities. Cases from travellers under mandatory quarantine are 90.