Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister nominee, has travelled to the United States of America for “specialist medical review” after suffering “medical complications” occasioned by COVID-19 which was diagnosed in December, an official statement from the Ministry of Finance has said.

He is expected to spend “two weeks” away on the trip seeking further medical “interventions not currently available in Ghana”.

The statement further announced that the leadership of Parliament has been duly notified of his absence since he is expected to appear before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Tuesday, February 16, 2021.

“The leadership of Parliament has been duly notified for a new date to be fixed upon his return,” the statement concluded.

Ghana’s COVID-19 cases

Ghana has now recorded a total of 75,836 cases of COVID-19, of which 67,087 recovered and or have been discharged, according to the official website of the Ghana Health Service.

The current active cases are 8,216. There are 533 deaths.

For the Regional breakdown, Greater Accra Region leads with 42,209 cases, followed by Ashanti Region with 13,593 cases. Western and Eastern Regions have recorded 4,442 and 3,252 cases respectively.

Find below the full cumulative cases per Region

Greater Accra Region - 42,209

Ashanti Region - 13,593

Western Region - 4,442

Eastern Region - 3,252

Central Region - 2,550

Volta Region - 1,323

Bono East Region - 951

Northern Region - 827

Bono Region - 767

Upper East Region - 755

Western North Region - 747

Ahafo Region - 624

Oti Region - 257

Upper West Region - 257

Savannah Region - 68

North East Region - 42