SITUATION UPDATE, CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IN GHANA AS AT 02 APRIL 2020, 14:00HRS
Since the last situational update, Ghana has confirmed nine
additional COVID-19 cases, all from Greater Accra region. Four (4) of them have
no history of travel nor contact with any confirmed case. Other four (4) have
no travel history but are contacts of confirmed cases in Ghana; and one
travelled to Ghana from Benin within the past 14 days.
As at 2nd April 2020, (14:00hrs) Ghana has recorded 204 cases COVID-19 with
five (5) deaths. The number of regions reporting cases remain five (5) (Greater
Accra, Ashanti, Northern, Upper West and Eastern). The Greater Accra Region has
most of the cases (183) followed by the Northern Region (10), Ashanti Region
(9), Upper West Region (1) and Eastern Region (1).
Most of the cases are reported from routine / enhanced surveillance activities.
Cases from travellers under mandatory quarantine remain 89.
All five (5) deaths had underlying chronic medical conditions prior to
COVID-19 infection
SITUATION UPDATE – CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IN GHANA AS AT 01 APRIL 2020, 11:00HRS
\As of the 1st April 2020, Ghana has
recorded 195 cases COVID-19 with five (5) deaths. The number of regions
reporting cases remain five (5) (Greater Accra, Ashanti, Northern, Upper West
and Eastern). The Greater Accra Region has the most cases (174) followed by the
Northern Region (10), Ashanti Region (9), Upper West Region (1) and Eastern
Region (1).
Most reported cases now are from routine / enhanced surveillance activities.
Cases from travellers under mandatory quarantine remain 89 (Tamale-10; Accra-
79) whereas the cases from routine surveillance currently stands at 106 (Accra
– 95; Kumasi – 8; Obuasi- 2 and Kpong – 1).
All five (5) deaths had underlying chronic medical conditions prior to
COVID-19 infection
Recovered & Discharged: three (3) have recovered and discharged; whilst
one other is awaiting results of laboratory test to inform decision on
discharge.
SITUATION UPDATE, CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IN GHANA AS AT 31ST MARCH 2020, 15:00HRS
As at 31st March 2020, 15:00 hrs,
nine (9) new cases of COVID-19 have been reported from NMIMR since the last
update at 08:30hrs on 30th March 2020. All nine (9) were reported from Accra,
three (3) of them travelled to Ghana within the past 14 days from Germany,
France and Hungary respectively but for six (6) of them there is no history of
travel outside.
The Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) also reported on tests from
77 samples including samples from 41 asymptomatic contacts of a case from
Tamale Teaching Hospital and all are NEGATIVE for COVID-19.
This brings up to a total of 161 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ghana, including
five (5) deaths as of 31st March 2020 at 15:00Hr.
Three (3) of the confirmed cases have fully recovered and reverted to negative
status for COVID-19 after repeat test following recovery from symptoms. As at
31st March 2020, additional thirty-one (31) confirmed cases have significantly
improved with no symptoms and have been discharged from admission for home care
pending repetition of laboratory tests. This adds to the 18 that were earlier
being managed from home and bring the number of cases on home care to
forty-nine (49).
Processes for enhanced contact tracing and laboratory testing have been
initiated. A total of 1,185 contacts have been identified and are being
followed up.
