The number of active cases has steadily risen to 1,982
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases are spiking again, the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service indicate.
The number of active cases has steadily risen to 1,982 after falling to almost 1,000 a few weeks ago.
Some 159 new cases were recently confirmed.
Of that number, eleven are in critical condition while 23 are severe.
The death toll is also just a case shy of 800.
Since the disease entered Ghana in mid-March 2020, a total of 97,130 cases have been recorded.
Of that number, 94,349 have recovered.
Regional breakdown
Greater Accra Region – 53,282
Ashanti Region – 16,396
Western Region – 5,957
Eastern Region – 4,468
Central Region – 3,552
Volta Region – 2,617
Northern Region – 1,661
Bono East Region – 1,447
Bono Region – 1,441
Upper East Region – 1,320
Western North Region – 919
Ahafo Region – 820
Upper West Region – 500
Oti Region – 463
North East Region – 231
Savanna Region – 123