New Laboratory for Testing Covid-19 Samples to Begin Operations in Ho

A new laboratory at the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ho, Volta Region, is expected to begin operations next week to augment mass testing exercise for covid-19.

This follows the detection of nine COVID-19 cases in the Volta Region.

The laboratory which is said to be ready for operations has been awaiting approval from the National Reference Laboratory and Noguchi.

In an interview on Accra based Citi FM, the Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa said the laboratory will soon be operationalized to enhance efforts to trace contacts of the nine COVID-19 cases in the Volta Region.

“We have a very sophisticated laboratory at the University of Health and Allied Sciences. The staff have gone to Noguchi for training and we are set to start testing. Now you know that apart from cases in Noguchi, we have got two more centres on board but the next phase is to move the testing to the other regions so that they are not localized in Accra and Kumasi,” Dr. Letsa said.

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As of April 11, 2020, Ghana’s cases of the Covid-19 disease has increased by 158 to 566.

The Ghana Health Service reiterated that, the enhanced measures introduced to control and prevent further spread of the disease has resulted in the sudden increase in cases.

“As of April 11, a total of 37,954 persons have been tested with 566 being positive for COVID-19. The breakdown of the 566 positive cases are as follows: four have been treated, discharged and tested negative, 552 cases have been categorised as mild disease on treatment, two moderate to severe cases, none currently on ventilators and eight have died.