Five more COVID-19 deaths recorded in Ghana as cases hit 26,572

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Five more persons have succumbed to the coronavirus in Ghana, taking the death toll to 144, according to a Ghana Health Service‘s Friday evening update.

The national tally has jumped to 26, 572 after 447 new cases were recorded with the total number of recoveries increasing to 22, 915.

The active cases have dropped to 3, 513.

Regional breakdown:

Greater Accra Region – 14,674

Ashanti Region – 5,607

Western Region – 2,218

Central Region – 1,140

Eastern Region – 1,012

Volta Region – 460

Upper East Region – 282

Northern Region – 271

Western North Region – 216

Bono East Region – 206

Oti Region – 139

Bono Region – 107

Ahafo Region – 103

Upper West Region – 71

Savannah Region – 57

North East Region – 9

Source: Daily Mail GH