COVID-19: Ghana Records 763 new Cases; Tally now 28,430 with 153 deaths
The number of active cases stands at 3,376.
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has increased by 763 to 28, as of Monday, July 20, 2020.
According to the Ghana Health Service, these new cases are from samples taken from the period from June 7 to July 16, 2020.
Per the latest, five more persons have succumbed to the disease, bringing the death toll to 153.
24,901 persons have also recovered/discharged leaving the number of active cases at 3,376.
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From the active cases, 25 persons are in severe conditions while eight others are in critical conditions.
According to the GHS four COVID-19 patients in the country are on ventilators.
The total number of tests conducted so far is 349, 752 comprising 127, 862 and 221, 890 tests conducted through routine surveillance and contact tracing respectively.
Regional Breakdown
Greater Accra Region – 15,328
Ashanti Region – 6,151
Western Region – 2,310
Central Region – 1,155
Eastern Region – 1,087
Volta Region – 511
Bono Region – 421
Bono East Region – 294
Upper East Region – 282
Northern Region – 271
Western North Region – 216
Oti Region – 147
Ahafo Region – 116
Upper West Region – 75
Savannah Region – 57
North East Region – 9