Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Baffour Adjei Bawuah has disclosed that 33 Ghanaians have died from covid-19 in that country.
He said quite a number of Ghanaians have been affected with 33 people who have been verified to have died from the disease in New York alone.
He further disclosed that about 300 Ghanaians who are stranded in the U.S. have requested for assistance to return home.
Among the category of those he said had registered with the embassy for a possible evacuation, are Ghanaian government officials who were on official assignments in the U.S. before the closure of the country’s borders.
He said some Ghanaians on government scholarships in the U.S. are also included in the list.