Covid-19: Ghana’s Case Count hits 378

Ghana’s cases of the Covid-19 disease has increased to 378.

This was made known by the President, Nana Akufo-Addo Dankwa, during his address to the country yesterday, April 9, 2020.

According to the president, the new cases were detected as a result of the ongoing enhanced contact tracing and testing exercise.

“We now see that the decision to close our borders has been justified as 105 of the confirmed cases came from those who were mandatorily quarantined and tested on arrival into the country on the 21st and the 22nd of March. 192 of our cases also came from travellers who came into the country before closure [of our borders] and they contribute for 79% of the 378 confirmed cases [in Ghana],” the president said.

He added that, the enhanced contact tracing has helped to trace over 37,000 people suspected to have come into contact with COVID-19 infected persons.

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Akufo-Addo disclosed that out of the number, samples from about 14,611 contacts in Kumasi and Accra had been collected for testing.

He also indicated that some 10,000 test results are expected in the coming days which will enable the government to decide on the way forward.

The president said the development necessitates an extension of the two-weeks partial lockdown imposed on the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area and the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area by an additional week.

The extension takes effect from Monday, April 13, 2020.