COVID-19: Ghana’s Case Count Rise to 23,834; Death toll now 135
Five of the latest deaths were persons with underlying conditions
Jonas Danquah 
Ghana’s case count of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has increased by 371 to 23,834.
Per the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service (GHS), six more persons have also succumbed to the disease, pushing the death toll to 135.
The GHS indicated that, five of the latest deaths were people with underlying conditions. However, one person in the Northern Region died of no known underlying medical conditions.
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Meanwhile, the GHS has announced that so far, 19,212 patients have recovered and been discharged.
This brings the country’s active COVID-19 cases to 4,487.
Regional breakdown of confirmed cases:
Greater Accra Region – 13,194
Ashanti Region – 5,078
Western Region – 2,052
Central Region – 1,076
Eastern Region – 911
Volta Region – 378
Upper East Region – 282
Northern Region – 187
Western North Region – 156
Bono East Region – 142
Oti Region – 115
Bono Region – 96
Upper West Region – 70
Savannah Region – 51
Ahafo Region – 36
North East Region – 9
