Ghana has recorded 11 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID- 19) increasing case count to 152 from 141.

This was confirmed by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) via its official website for covid-19 updates on Sunday, March 29, 2020

According to the GHS, ten (10) of the new cases were among persons who were under mandatory quarantine in Tamale under the direction of the Regional Security Committee of the Northern Region.

The 10 cases were Guinean residents who travelled through Burkina Faso and Togo to Ghana and were picked following intelligence report. 

The eleventh case was recorded in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.

Tamale is the fourth region to record COVID-19 cases aside Greater Accra, Ashanti and Upper West.

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As of Saturday, March 28, the Ghana Health Service said a total of 2,519 persons have been tested for COVID-19 in the country.

Among the tested, “1,276 (50.7%) were persons under mandatory quarantine with 1,243 (49.3%) from routine surveillance activities. Among all 2,519 persons tested, 141 tested positive representing 5.6%.

“Among persons under mandatory quarantine, 79 representing 6.2% tested positive. Among samples tested from routine surveillance, sixty-two (62) representing 5.0% tested positive.”

While two people have recovered from the disease, five have died.

Meanwhile, Greater Accra, Ashanti and other parts of the Central region are preparing for a partial lockdown.

The lockdown which will take effect at 1:00 AM, Monday will exclude essential service providers, members of the Executive arm of government, Ministers, Deputy Ministers, senior staffers, special assistants, media among others.