Covid-19: 31 patients “discharged” after showing no symptoms of disease
the 31 patients are awaiting laboratory test result to be declared negative
Jonas Danquah 
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says 31 covid-19 patients have been discharged for homecare following improved response to treatment.
According to the GHS, the 31 persons show no symptoms of the disease and are awaiting laboratory test results to be declared negative of covid-19.
The 31 “discharged, adds to the 18 that were earlier being managed from home and bring the number of cases on home care to forty-nine (49)”.the GHS said in its latest website update on the pandemic.
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On the covid-19 outbreak in Tamale, the GHS said “the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) also reported on tests from 77 samples including samples from 41 asymptomatic contacts of a case from Tamale Teaching Hospital and all are negative for COVID-19".
As of Tuesday, 31 March 2020, the total tally of covid-19 cases in Ghana stands at 161.
The health service added that “processes for enhanced contact tracing and laboratory testing have been initiated. A total of 1,185 contacts have been identified and are being followed up.”
