Ghana Health Service allays fears of COVID-19 second wave
The GHS said available data does not support second-wave assertions.
Jonas Danquah 
The Ghana Health Service has dismissed reports suggesting the country is on the verge of a second wave of COVID-19 infections.
According to the Director of the Service, Dr. Patrick Kumah-Aboagye, available data does not support these assertions.
Ghana’s cumulative COVID-19 case count is nearly 50,000 with 620 active cases and 320 deaths.
The current numbers show a slow but steady rise in active cases over the month of October, but Dr. Kumah-Aboagye does not believe a second wave of the virus is looming.
“In terms of a second wave, those of us who are looking at the figures have not seen any indication in that direction. You normally would have used our moving averages, it’s still on the website, we have not tempered with it. I keep saying that we are where we are because we did many things including testing, isolation, treatment, and the adherence to the protocol.”
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The Ghana Health Service boss, however, appealed to Ghanaians to continue to strictly adhere to all COVID-19 preventive activities including the wearing of face masks in public to protect the gains made by the country.
“Compliance to the protocol has reduced and it is important we all go back to it so that we do not get an even increase of cases. But, certainly, there is no hike,” he said.
