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Coronavirus: Ghana’s total confirmed cases now 214

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Coronavirus cases in Ghana now stand at 214, with five (5) deaths. This is according to the Ghana Health Service news portal.

Ghana confirmed nine (9) additional COVID-19 cases; six (6) from Greater Accra and three (3) from Ashanti region.

Among the cases from Greater Accra, one is a 37-year-old woman with no history of travel nor contact with a confirmed case. 

One is a repeat test of a traveller under quarantine who was initially negativebut converted to positive in a repeat test.

Four are contacts of confirmed cases with no symptoms and were detected during the enhanced contact tracing and testing.

Of the three (3) cases from Ashanti region, two (2) are Ghanaians who travelled to Ghana from France within the past 14 days and the third one is a Ghanaian who has no history of travel out of the country nor contact with any confirmed case.

Currently, Greater Accra Region has most cases with 189, followed by the Ashanti Region 12, Northern Region has10 cases, Upper West, Eastern and Upper East Regions with one each.

Most of the cases are reported from routine or enhanced surveillance activities. Cases from travellers under mandatory quarantine are 90.

All five (5) deaths had underlying chronic medical conditions, prior to being infected with the coronavirus.

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