Ghana's COVID-19 deaths near 500
Ghana has also recorded 554 new COVID-19 infections from seven regions, the GHS has disclosed
Jonas Danquah 
Ghana's Covid-19 death toll has climbed closer to half a thousand following the confirmation of 12 new fatalities by the Ghana Health Service (GHS).
This new deaths pushed the country's death toll to 494.
Per the latest update from the GHS, the country has recorded 554 new infections from seven regions, raising its active cases to 6,948 from a previous 6,938, since the last update.
532 more people have also recovered, bringing the total of clinical recoveries and discharge to 66,115.
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Currently, 113 of the active cases, it said, were in severe conditions, with 29 in critical condition. These cases are being managed in treatment sites, isolation centers across the country, while some were under home management, the GHS said.
Ghana has so far recorded a total of 73,557 cases of the virus since it confirmed its first two cases in March 2020.
Cumulative cases per region
Greater Accra Region - 43,044
Ashanti Region - 13,231
Western Region - 4,164
Eastern Region - 3,211
Central Region - 2,498
Volta Region - 1,181
Bono East Region - 882
Northern Region - 802
Upper East Region - 755
Western North Region - 737
Bono Region - 718
Ahafo Region - 565
Upper West Region - 251
Oti Region - 250
Savannah Region - 68
North East Region - 37
