Ghana records 1,154 coronavirus cases

Maxwell Amoofia

Ghana has now recorded a total of 1,154 cases of coronavirus since the outbreak of the disease in March 2020.

An additional 112 were confirmed on Wednesday April 22 to raise the figure to 1,154 from 1042.

So far 120 patients have recovered with 9 losing their lives after contracting the virus.

Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Aboagye confirmed the figure at the Information Ministry’s press briefing on Wednesday.

“Under the general surveillance, we have 401 cases that have reported positive. We still have the 115 travellers quarantined and tested positive and enhanced contact tracing in the last three weeks, we have 638 positives, bringing the number 1,154 cases as at today, April 22, 2020”, he said.

“Out of this, we have had about 120 recovered, It changed from the 99 in the last reporting,” he added.

Greater Accra, Ashanti, Eastern, Northern, Volta, Upper East, Upper West, Central, Western and North East regions have so far recorded cases.

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