Ghana records 340 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths
Juliet Akyaa Safo
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Ghana has recorded nine more COVID-19 deaths and 340 new cases of the illness as of Wednesday, August 19, 2020.
This was contained in the Ghana Health Service (GHS) latest update released today. Per the update, the country’s cumulative case count of COVID-19 rose from 42,653 as of Monday, August 17, 2020, to a current cumulative case count of 42,993.
The country currently has 40,796 recoveries/discharges and 1,949 active cases.
The following is the cumulative regional breakdown of COVID cases:
The Greater Accra Region- 21,369
Ashanti Region- 10,650
Western Region- 2,924
Eastern Region-2,109
Central Region-1,829
Bono East Region- 730
Volta Region- 646
Western Region- 598
Ahafo Region- 490
Northern Region- 489
Bono Region-480
Upper East Region-282
Oti Region- 229
Upper West Region- 88
Savannah Region- 62
North East Region- 18