At least five more persons have died of COVID-19 taking Ghana’s death toll to 598 , health officials announced on Sunday .
The country’s active cases now stand at 6,658 after 598 new coronavirus cases were confirmed at the laboratories.
As at 18 February 2021, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reports that the country’s total confirmed cases increased to 80,235 out of which 73,018 have recovered.
So far, 113 persons are in severe condition while 29 remain critical, according to GHS. Cases detected at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) are 1,203 with 1,017 recoveries.
Breakdown of regional cases:
Greater Accra Region – 46,189
Ashanti Region – 14,046
Western Region – 4,742
Eastern Region – 3,525
Central Region – 2,783
Volta Region – 1,559
Bono East Region – 1,081
Upper East Region – 994
Northern Region – 970
Bono Region – 924
Western North Region – 797
Ahafo Region – 660
Upper West Region – 357
Oti Region – 272
North East Region – 79
Savannah Region – 72
Fred Dzakpata
