14 test Positive for Covid-19 after Mass testing of 7,461 Persons – Information Minister
The number of confirmed cases represents 0.18% of the people tested
Jonas Danquah 
The government of Ghana has disclosed that, 14 people in the country have tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 7,461 persons whose samples were taken through enhanced contact tracing and testing.
The number of confirmed cases represents 0.18% of the people tested.
This was revealed by the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, today, Tuesday, April 7, 2020.
At a media briefing to provide updates on Ghana’s COVID-19 fight, the Minister said the 7,461 results are out of the over 15,000 samples that have been taken to be tested.
“As the President mentioned on Sunday night, as at that time, about 19,000 people had been traced and samples had been taken from about 15,000…So far, over 15,000 have had their samples taken. The brief I have this morning is that 7,461 have been tested and out of that, 14, that is 0.18% have tested positive,” he said.
Ghana confirmed 73 new covid-19 cases, bringing the total tally of cases in the country to 287, as at April 6, 2020
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Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said the 73 new cases include some 26 persons who were held under mandatory quarantine who tested negative initially but tested positive after the second test.
He added that another factor responsible for the rise was the enhanced contract tracing and testing that is ongoing.
“When the second tests were done, 26 of them now turned positive, so a good chunk of our case count increase is coming from the second group of people who tested positive… The other part is the enhanced contact tracing which has started,” the Minister stated.
The Minister further urged the public to remain calm even when the total case count appeared to be increasing sharply.
He said that development can only be attributed to the aggressive work of contact tracing and testing which is rather positive and will ultimately help Ghana deal with the challenges of COVID-19.
