COVID-19: Death toll in Ashanti region now 361 – GHS
Some 361 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in the Ashanti Region out of the 20,170 cases recorded.
The Regional Health Director, Dr Emmanuel Tenkorang, told the media at a press conference today, Monday, 30 August 2021 that 327 new cases have been recorded between 2 July and 27 August 2021.
He said out of 341 active cases in the region, 323 are being managed at home while 18 are on admission at treatment centres.
Dr Tenkorang said out of those on admission, one is in critical condition, eight are severe cases, two moderate and seven mild.
Dr Tenkorang said the region has received 70,300 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to embark on the vaccination exercise.
He said the vaccination exercise will start on September 1, and end on September 5, 2021.
He added that the health workers and those who have taken their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine will be vaccinated.
National caseloads
Some seven more COVID-19 patients have died in Ghana, taking the total fatality toll as of 24 August 2021 to 1,008.
Also, some 596 new cases were confirmed by the Ghana Health Service within the period.
The active case count has also shot up to 7,016.
Out of that number, 61 are critical and 148 severe.
Since mid-March 2020, Ghana has recorded a total of 117,636 cases.
Of that number, 109,612 have recovered.
Regional breakdown:
Greater Accra Region – 63,070
Ashanti Region – 19,911
Western Region – 6,720
Eastern Region – 5,826
Central Region – 4,216
Volta Region – 4,176
Bono East Region – 2,336
Bono Region – 2,035
Northern Region – 1,704
Upper East Region – 1,352
Ahafo Region – 1,022
Western North Region – 956
Oti Region – 733
Upper West Region – 530
North East Region – 249
Savannah Region – 187
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com
