General News of Saturday, 9 May 2020

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Ghana’s coronavirus case count now 4,263 with four more deaths

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Ghana's case count of the novel Coronavirus is now 4,263, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported.

This latest update indicates that as of Saturday, May 9, 2020, 251 more cases were recorded with 378 recoveries.

Four more deaths have been recorded taking the death toll to 22.

This implies that, the number of active cases is now at 3,907.

A statement on the GHS website reads: “The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases recorded in Ghana since the 12th of March 2020 is 4,263. There have been 378 recoveries and 22 deaths. Between the 7th and 8th May, a total of 251 new cases have been reported with the majority of them from the Greater Accra Region (205 cases representing 82%).”

The Greater Accra region still leads with 3,641 cases whilst the Ashanti region follows with 252 cases.

Find the regional breakdown below:

Greater Accra Region - 3,641

Ashanti Region - 252

Eastern Region - 96

Central Region - 62

Western North Region - 56

Western Region - 35

Volta Region - 32

Upper East Region - 26

Oti Region - 24

Upper West Region - 20

Northern Region - 16

North East Region - 2

Bono Region - 1

Savannah Region - 0

Ahafo Region - 0

Bono East Region - 0