Coronavirus: Regional breakdown as cases in Ashanti Region jump to 117

Eighteen more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Ashanti region bringing the total number of positive cases in the region to 117.

The new cases were updated by the Ghana Health Service on May 2, 2020.

The update means that Ghana has recorded 95 additional cases of COVID-19 since April 28, when the case count was at 2074.

The latest update comes from the results of 3,552 samples that were tested by the various testing centers across the country.

18 more people have recovered since the last update.

Regional breakdown

The Greater Accra region remains the area with the highest number of confirmed cases followed by the Ashanti Region and the Eastern Region.

Greater Accra Region – 1,852

Ashanti Region – 117

Eastern Region – 87

Central Region – 21

Oti Region – 19

Upper East Region – 19

Volta Region – 16

Northern Region – 13

Upper West Region – 10

Western Region – 9

Western North Region – 4

North East Region – 2.

*Savannah Region – 0

*Bono Region – 0

*Ahafo Region – 0

*Bono East Region – 0

Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com