Obuasi leads Ashanti Region with 261 recorded cases as confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Ashanti region have jumped from 252 to 453 as of Sunday, May 10, 2020, according to the Regional Health Director.

According to the reports, Kumasi Metro has the second recorded cases with 32, while 20 out of 47 districts in the region have had a number of confirmed cases with 5 fatalities.

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.

He made this announcement during his ninth televised address to the nation on Sunday, May 10, 2020.

As of Sunday, 9.30 pm, Ghana had conducted 160,501 tests and with total infections of 4,700 and 494 recoveries. The number of people who have died at 22 deaths.

Meanwhile, the President has extended the ban on public and social gathering till the end of May.

CASES BY DISTRICTS

1.  OBUASI -261 WITH 1 DEATH

2.  KUMASI METRO-32 WITH 3

3.  OFORIKROM-28 WITH ONLY FATALITY RECORDED

4.  KWABRE EAST- 21

5.  ASOKWA -20

6.  KWADASO 16

7.  TAFO- 15

8.  ATWIMA NWABEAGYA SOUTH-10

9.  ATWIMA KWANWOMA-8

10. EJISU-8

11. ASOKORE MAMPONG- 8

12. ATWIMA NWABEAGYA NORTH- 7

13.  SUAME -5

14. AFIGYA KWABERE SOUTH-4

15. ADANSI SOUTH-3

16. BEKWAI -2

17. BOSOMTWE-2

18. SEKYERE EAST -1

19. SEKYERE AFRAM PLAINS- 1

20. ASANTE AKYEM SOUTH-1

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Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com