60 Tullow Ghana staff test positive for COVID-19

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At least 60 staff of Tullow Ghana, mainly on the Kwame Nkrumah FPSO, have tested positive for COVID-19, the oil firm confirmed in a statement.

Two staff initially contracted the virus and upon contact tracing 58 more others have been found to be positive. They have all been isolated for treatment, the statement noted.

“Following the report of 2 positive cases of COVID-19 by Tullow Ghana on 26 May 2020, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) confirmed on Thursday 28 May that contact-tracing and testing of personnel onboard the Kwame Nkrumah (KNK) FPSO revealed 1 positive case of COVID-19. The affected individual is in good health and has been medically evacuated from the KNK to an onshore isolation facility for monitoring,” Tullow said in a statement.

“Also, as part of contact-tracing, GHS tested personnel on board contractor support vessel CSV Lancelot. GHS has confirmed today that 57 of the 200 personnel onboard the CSV Lancelot tested positive for COVID-19.

“All affected personnel are being brought onshore for isolation and case management”, the statement noted.

Total confirmed Covid-19 cases in Ghana now stand at 7,616 with 2,421 recoveries and 34 deaths.

According to the Ghana Health Service, the active cases are 5,161. It said 17 of the cases are critical with one severe. In all, over 208,000 tests have been administered.

Regional breakdown:

Greater Accra Region – 5,331

Ashanti Region – 1,160

Western Region – 395

Central Region – 376

Eastern Region – 117

Western North Region – 63

Volta Region – 59

Northern Region – 36

Oti Region – 26

Upper East Region – 26

Upper West Region – 22

North East Region – 2

Savannah Region – 1

Bono Region – 1

Bono East Region – 1

Ahafo Region – 0

Source: Daily Mail GH