Eight die as Ghana’s coronavirus death toll hits 239

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Eight more persons have passed on, taking Ghana’s COVID-19 death toll to 239 in the Monday, August 17, 2020 update.

The total case count in the West African country now stands at 42,653 with a total of 40,567 people either recovered or discharged.

The current active cases have increased slightly from 1,839 to 1,847 with 121 new cases recorded, the Ghana Health Service announced on its website.

Cumulative Cases per Region

(Case Count from Highest to Lowest)

Greater Accra Region – 21,212

Ashanti Region – 10,569

Western Region – 2,899

Eastern Region – 2,097

Central Region – 1,801

Bono East Region – 720

Volta Region – 642

Western North Region – 580

Northern Region – 489

Ahafo Region – 485

Bono Region – 480

Upper East Region – 282

Oti Region – 229

Upper West Region – 88

Savannah Region – 62

North East Region – 18

Source: Daily Mail GH