COVID-19: Ghana Cases Spike, Now 287

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Kazeem Tunde
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Residents protect their faces with masks and other items as a preventive measure against COVID-19 Coronavirus as city worker disinfects a market n Accra on March 23, 2020. - African countries have been among the last to be hit by the global COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic but as cases rise, many nations are now taking strict measures to block the deadly illness. (Photo by Nipah Dennis / AFP)

COVID-19: Ghana Cases Spike, Now 287

 

Ghana COVID-19 cases in Ghana reached 287 as of Tuesday, April 7, the health surveillance outfit reported in an update posted on its website.

“Following measures for enhanced contact tracing and testing, Ghana has detected an increased number of confirmed coronavirus cases.

“As at 6th April 2020, 23:30 hr, a total of 287 cases of COVID-19 with five (5) deaths have been recorded.

The regional distribution of the cases are as follows: Greater Accra Region has most cases (258) followed by the Ashanti Region (18), Northern Region (10), Upper West Region (1), Eastern Region (1) and Upper East Region (1),” the update stated.

Ghana is West Africa’s third most impacted country by the development.

The country is ranked behind Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast with 364 and 323 cases respectively.

Meanwhile, the continental tally has passed the 10,000 mark with close to 500 deaths and 1,000 deaths.

South Africa is the continent’s most impacted with over 1,600 cases. Only two African countries are without cases – Lesotho and Comoros. Meanwhile, Sao Tome on Monday became the 52nd African country to record first cases of COVID-19.

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