Ghana: Central Region Records First COVID-19 Case, Brings Total to 313

A health worker checks the temperature of a traveller in coronavirus screening at Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana. (Francis Kokoroko/REUTERS)

Accra, Ghana, April 8, 2020//-Confirmed Covid-19 cases in Ghana have jumped to 313 with one more death recorded as of Tuesday, the Ghana Health Service today announced.

The country recorded 26 new cases from the last count of 287 on Monday. This makes it 99 cases in 72 hours. While the number of deaths were five now stand at six.

The regional distribution of the cases are as follows: Greater Accra Region has most cases (274) followed by the Ashanti Region (25), Northern Region (10), Upper West Region (1), Eastern Region (1), Upper East Region (1) and Central Region (1).

A total of 161 cases were reported from the routine surveillance, 37 from enhanced surveillance activities and those from travelers under mandatory quarantine in both Accra and Tamale are 115, according to Ghana Health Service.

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