COVID-19: Ghana's death toll rises to 561
Ghana's active COVID-19 cases have also increased by 702 to 7,866
Jonas Danquah 
Nineteen more persons have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ghana pushing the country's death toll to 561.
The spike in death cases by 19 , is the highest in a day for Ghana – since it first detected the viral disease in March 2020.
Per the latest update, at least 702 new cases have been recorded pushing the country’s active cases to 7,866.
READ ALSO:
GHS sounds alarm as 3 die of Ebola in Guinea
In total, Ghana has so far recorded 77,748 coronavirus cases out of which 69,321 have recovered.
Breakdown of regional cases:
Greater Accra Region – 45,191
Ashanti Region – 13,822
Western Region – 4,559
Eastern Region – 3,342
Central Region – 2,697
Volta Region – 1,386
Bono East Region – 966
Northern Region – 862
Bono Region – 833
Upper East Region – 814
Western North Region – 773
Ahafo Region – 625
Upper West Region – 307
Oti Region – 258
Savannah Region – 69
North East Region – 61
