Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director General, Ghana Health Service, has disclosed that there is a gradual increase in active COVID-19 cases over past four weeks in the country. He said there were more than 2,000 active cases in the country and an average case count of about 120 cases.
He said the cases were mainly in Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions, adding that severe and critical cases still however, remained low. Dr Kuma-Aboagye made the disclosure on Wednesday in Acca when he gave an update of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He noted that Greater Accra and Ashanti Region were driving cases in the country, while there some few cases in the Eastern Region. He said they had recorded outbreaks in clusters in schools and work places
He reiterated that for the past six to eight weeks, the nation had not had vaccination, and that adherence to the COVID-19 safety protocols was generally low. He said Ghanaians needed to take adherence to the safety protocols seriously in the wake of the current surge in active cases.
Giving Ghana’s epidemiological situation, Dr Kuma-Aboagye said as at the 11th of July, the nation’s recorded total cases were 98,114; with recoveries of 94,796.
He said the total test done was one million three thousand, active cases of 2,500, overall positivity 7.3 per cent and total deaths 809.
With regards to COVID-19 among International Arrivals, he said as of 21 hours on the 13th of July, total cases recorded were 1,900, whereas the total test done was 363,000.
He noted that the positivity rate among international arrivals was 0.5 per cent with males accounting for the majority of cases; 1,200 (63.4 per cent). Dr Kuma-Aboagye said most arrivals testing positive were non-Ghanaians; 1,100 (58.4 per cent).
Concerning schools update, the Director-General said a total of 363 schools had recorded case of COVID-19; saying that the cumulative total cases stood at 2,300; with 92.8 per cent of cases recovered.