The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is warning the public against conducting COVID-19 test at undesignated centres in the Ashanti Region.

It follows reports that some staff of the service are purporting to offer COVID-19 tests for travellers in some of its facilities in the region.

According to the GHS, only Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) and the regional public health reference laboratory (PHR Lab) have been designated to conduct coronavirus test for travellers and contact tracing in the region.

In a circular addressed to all medical directors and superintendents, the GHS said: “The regional health directorate has not designated any other Ghana Health Service facility to do COVID-19 tests for travellers or walk-in clients. Members of the general public have been advised via a press statement not to patronize persons who claim to offer COVID-19 tests for travellers or walk-in clients in GHS facilities.”

The Ghana Health Service is also warning the public against engaging the services of its staff in facilities other than the KCCR and PHR Lab.

Find the circular below

COVID TEST FOR TRAVELERS 1 (1)

Case update

At least nine more persons have died of COVID-19 taking Ghana’s death toll to 542, health officials announced on Monday.

The country’s active cases now stand at 7,850 after 656 new coronavirus cases were confirmed at the laboratories.

As of 11 February 2021, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reports that the country’s total confirmed cases increased to 76, 492 out of which 68,100 have recovered.

So far, 87 persons are in a severe situation while 31 remain critical, according to GHS. Cases detected at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) are 1,175 with 973 recoveries.

Breakdown of regional cases

Greater Accra Region – 44,580

Ashanti Region – 13,641

Western Region – 4,442

Eastern Region – 3,299

Central Region – 2,664

Volta Region – 1,323

Bono East Region – 951

Northern Region – 827

Upper East Region – 814

Bono Region – 779

Western North Region – 747

Ahafo Region – 625

Oti Region – 258

Upper West Region – 257

Savannah Region – 68

North East Region – 42