Accra, Ghana, March 22, 2020//-The number of people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ghana increased to 24 from 21.
So far, the country has recorded one death.
Ghana Health Service said: “Twenty-three of the confirmed cases are receiving treatment in isolation and one of the cases who had an underlying chronic pulmonary condition prior to having COVID-19 died [on Saturday, March 21]”.
Among the confirmed cases in Ghana, 17 are Ghanaian and seven are foreign nationals from Norway, Lebanon, China, France and the UK, according to Ghana Health Service update.
“With regards to contact tracing, a total of 575 contacts have been identified and are being tracked,” according to the service.
The service added that one of the contacts developed symptoms and was confirmed to have the virus.
As at 2 PM on March 22, 315 suspected cases have been tested for COVID-19 by Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) and Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR), the service also noted.
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