Coronavirus: Ashanti region records 201 cases in less than 24 hrs, tally now 453

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Ashanti region have jumped from 252 to 453 as of Sunday, May 10, 2020, sources at the Ashanti regional health directorate have told OTECNews.

OTECNews understands majority of the cases were recorded at Obuasi which has a total of 261 positive cases.

The new cases are yet to be added to the national figure of over 4000 positive cases with 22 deaths and over 300 recoveries.

Ghana’s case count of the novel Coronavirus has jumped to 4700, president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. The recoveries have also shot up to 494.

Similarly, the Western region has recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19 raising the regional figure from 38 to 52 as of Sunday.

The regional tally stood at 38 as of the last update on Saturday evening.

The Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis leads with 16 positive cases while Tarkwa comes second with 15 confirmed cases.

The update will impact the national figure of over 4000 if added.

Twenty-two people have so far died of the virus in Ghana while over 300 have recovered.

Meanwhile, President Nana Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on the national ban on public gatherings including religious activities, festivals and funerals till the end of May.

The extension comes into full force effective Monday, May 11, 2020.

Delivering his ninth national address on the government’s fight against COVID-19, he said the closure of schools and ban on public gatherings had created a lot of inconvenience for many Ghanaians but “we have no option but to stay focused.”

“Tonight, I have come into your homes, to announce that the ban on public gatherings, as set out in Executive Instrument 34, has been extended, also to the end of the month ie, 31st May,” President Akufo-Addo said.

Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com