Ghana: Coronavirus cases increase to 16
Ghana's Coronavirus confirmed cases have increased to 16.
According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), all five were reported from the Greater Accra Region.
One of the infected persons is a 29-year-old Ghanaian lady who is resident in Accra, and according to the GHS she has no history of travel.
Another 34-year-old Ghanaian lady, also a resident of Accra, is said to be a contact of a confirmed case at a place of work.
A 53-year-old Ghanaian male who is a resident of Tema who has no history of travel and no evidence of close contact with a confirmed case also turned out positive after the test.
There is also the case of a “41-year-old Ghanaian male; arrived in Ghana by KLM on the 15th of March, 2020; indicated exposure with family members in Amsterdam exhibiting respiratory symptoms and also on the flight with some passengers sneezing and coughing; sample confirmed positive in the laboratory,” the service stated.
The last person is a 36-year-old Ghanaian man who is a resident of Paris in France. According to the GHS, the man's date of arrival in Ghana is unconfirmed and has no evidence of contact with an infected person.
The GHS says contact tracing has been initiated in all these confirmed cases.
Below is a copy of the update from the Ghana Health Service (GHS)
Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19 In Ghana Rise To Sixteen (16) As At 20th March, 2020 - 09:45GMT
Five (5) new confirmed cases on 19th March, 2020. All five were reported from the Greater Accra Region.
--- 29-year-old Ghanaian lady; resident of Accra; no history of travel; sample confirmed positive in the laboratory
--- 34-year-old Ghanaian lady resident of Accra; contact of a confirmed case at place of work; sample confirmed positive in the laboratory
--- 53-year-old Ghanaian male, resident of Tema; no history of travel, no evidence of close contact with confirmed case; sample confirmed positive in the laboratory
--- 41-year-old Ghanaian male; arrived in Ghana by KLM on the 15 March 2020; indicated exposure with family members in Amsterdam exhibiting respiratory symptoms and also on the flight with some passengers sneezing and coughing; sample confirmed positive in the laboratory.
--- 36-year-old Ghanaian male; resident of Paris, France; date of arrival in Ghana unconfirmed; no evidence of contact with infected person;
This brings to a total of sixteen (16) confirmed cases in Ghana, with no death.
Contact tracing has been initiated in all these confirmed cases.
Five (5) new confirmed cases on the 19th March 2020. All five were reported from Greater Accra Region.
--- 29-year-old Ghanaian lady; resident of Accra; no history of travel; sample confirmed positive in the laboratory
--- 34-year-old Ghanaian lady resident of Accra; contact of a confirmed case at place of work; sample confirmed positive in the laboratory
--- 53-year-old Ghanaian male, resident of Tema; no history of travel, no evidence of close contact with confirmed case; sample confirmed positive in the laboratory
--- 41-year-old Ghanaian male; arrived in Ghana by KLM on the 15 March 2020; indicated exposure with family members in Amsterdam exhibiting respiratory symptoms and also on the flight with some passengers sneezing and coughing; sample confirmed positive in the laboratory.
--- 36-year-old Ghanaian male; resident of Paris, France; date of arrival in Ghana unconfirmed; no evidence of contact with infected person;
This brings to a total of sixteen (16) confirmed cases in Ghana, with no death.
Contact tracing has been initiated in all these confirmed cases.