COVID-19: Ghana records 854 new cases, active cases now 5,129

Ghana has recorded 854 new cases of COVID-19, increasing the country's active cases to 5,129.

The Ghana Health Service in an update yesterday (July 9, 2020) indicated that the country had so far recorded a cumulative tally of 22,822 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and 17,564 recoveries/discharge.

The death toll from the disease remains 129.

The GHS says 13,673 of the total number of cases were discovered after enhanced contact tracing exercises while 9,149 were detected through general surveillance.

Currently, 24 and eight of the active cases are in severe and critical conditions respectively.

Cumulative Cases per Region

Greater Accra Region – 12,560

Ashanti Region – 4,824

Western Region – 2,045

Central Region – 1,064

Eastern Region – 855

Volta Region – 370

Upper East Region – 278

Northern Region – 163

Western North Region – 158

Bono East Region – 142

Oti Region – 114

Bono Region – 96

Upper West Region – 58

Savannah Region – 50

Ahafo Region – 36

North East Region – 9