Three more cases have been confirmed by health officials of the novel Coronavirus case in Ghana, which makes the number of active cases 23 with one death.
“23 of the confirmed cases are receiving treatment in isolation and one of the cases who had an underlying chronic pulmonary condition prior to having COVID-19 died on Saturday, March 21, 2020,” the Ghana Health Service said in an update.
The 23 infected persons, however, “are being managed in isolation, and are doing well on treatment,” the update stated.
17 of the 23 persons are Ghanaian and seven are foreign nationals from Norway, Lebanon, China, France and the UK.
Below is the statement from GHS
As of 22 March 2020,
14:00 Hr. a total of 315 suspected cases have been tested for COVID-19 by
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) and Kumasi Centre for
Collaborative Research (KCCR).
Twenty-four (24) of these have been confirmed at the laboratory as COVID-19.
Twenty-three of the confirmed cases are receiving treatment in isolation and
one (1) of the cases who had underlying chronic pulmonary condition prior to having
COVID-19 has died.
Among the confirmed cases, seventeen (17) are of Ghanaian nationality and seven
(7) other nationals namely: Norway, Lebanon, China, France, UK.
With regards to contact tracing, a total of 575 contacts have been identified
and are being tracked.
One (1) of the contacts developed symptoms and has been confirmed positive.
All the other twenty-three (23) confirmed cases are being managed in isolation;
and are doing well on treatment.
Global Situation
Existing 208,420
Confirmed 316,187
Recovered 94,175
Deaths 13,592
DEATH
One of the patients, a 61-year-old Lebanese male trader and resident in Kumasi is said to have an underlying health problem, however, died in the Ashanti Region.
According to the Ghana Health Service, the deceased reported to a health facility in Kumasi with a fever and cough.
His temperature was 39.4 degrees Celcius.
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com
