The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed that the country has recorded three additional cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

The recent development sends the total tally of confirmed covid-19 cases to 24 cases as of March 22, 2020.

However, out of the 24 confirmed cases, 23 are still active with one death recorded ; a Kumasi-based Lebanese trader.

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According to the health officials, the 61-year-old had "underlying chronic pulmonary condition prior to having COVID-19."

The GHS disclosed that "among the confirmed cases, 17 are of Ghanaian nationality and seven other nationals namely: Norway, Lebanon, China, France, and UK". 

Read the full update from the GHS

As of 22 March 2020, 14:00 Hr. a total of 315 suspected cases have been tested for COVID-19 by Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) and Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR).

Twenty-four (24) of these have been confirmed at the laboratory as COVID-19. Twenty-three of the confirmed cases are receiving treatment in isolation and one (1) of the cases who had underlying chronic pulmonary condition prior to having COVID-19 has died.

Among the confirmed cases, seventeen (17) are of Ghanaian nationality and seven (7) other nationals namely: Norway, Lebanon, China, France, UK.

With regards to contact tracing, a total of 575 contacts have been identified and are being tracked.

One (1) of the contacts developed symptoms and has been confirmed positive.

All the other twenty-three (23) confirmed cases are being managed in isolation; and are doing well on treatment.