COVID-19 records at the Ghana Health Service (GHS) since February 1, 2021 indicates that active cases are not increasing but high at a stagnant position.
According to the Director-General of the GHS, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, although the number, compared to a fortnight ago was declining, “we are still at a very high point.”
He said this at the a public engagement on the COVID-19 Vaccination Roll Out Plan in Accra on Friday [February 19, 2021].
“There has been a decline compared to what we had a week or two ago. The active cases are not increasing but high at a stagnant position.”
“Active cases rose to the highest point we’ve never seen before… over 8000. In the last week or two that adherence to protocol, the use of mask increased, we have seen a plateauing and now a decline. If we continue, we can see further decline.
“Today we are reporting a decline in our active cases…but as it is, we are still at a very high point. We have never reached 7000 before,” he said.
Dr Kuma-Aboagye said as at February 16, the number of active cases stood at 7,572 with 273 on admission. The number of deaths has however increased by three to 568.
He said out of the number of persons on admission, 29 were critical, 89 severe and 155 mild to moderate.
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