The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed two more cases of the novel coronavirus in Ghana.

This brings the total tally of confirmed covid-19 cases in the country to 11.

The two cases were recorded in the Ashanti Region.According to GHS, "the first is a 59-year-old Ghanaian woman, resident in the United Kingdom who recently returned to Ghana and currently living in Kumasi, reported to a private hospital with the history of fever (temp of 39.1 ℃ ), general malaise, cough and runny nose.

Her condition was suspected to be COVID-19. Sample was subsequently collected and sent to KCCR and the report was received this early morning as positive for COVID-19".

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The second case is a 61-year-old Lebanese male trader and resident in Kumasi. He felt unwell and reported to a health facility with fever (temp 39.4 ℃), and cough. The sample tested positive for COVID-19. 
 GHS noted that both case patients are being managed in isolation and responding to treatment.
So far the confirmed cases in Ghana are from Turkey, Norway, Germany, France, United States of America, United Kingdom (UK) and United Arab Emirates (UAE).

According to the GHS " with regards to contact tracing, a total of 399 contacts have been identified and are being followed up. Nineteen (19) of the contacts developed some forms of symptoms and samples were taken for laboratory testing." 

However, the received laboratory results for 15 of them which are all negative for COVID-19.

Results for the four (4) others are yet to come.

The GHS said, contact identification and tracking for the newly confirmed cases have just started.

More soon...