Ghana’s active coronavirus (COVID-19) cases are now 1,011 a few weeks after dropping into the hundreds, officials have reported.
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in its latest update on its website said the death toll remains at 327, but the total number of cases have shot up to 53,386.
The GHS is reporting 116 new cases.
The total number of recoveries is now 52,048. The number of cases recorded from international travelers at the Kotoka International Airport is 424 out of which 302 have recovered or discharged.
One person is currently in a critical condition while 12 others have their cases classified as severe. No patient is on ventilator in Ghana as of 12 December 2020.
Regional breakdown:
Greater Accra Region – 29,376
Ashanti Region – 11,148
Western Region – 3,080
Eastern Region – 2,605
Central Region – 2,074
Bono East Region – 788
Volta Region – 733
Western North Region – 662
Bono Region – 619
Northern Region – 556
Ahafo Region – 530
Upper East Region – 372
Oti Region – 244
Upper West Region – 91
Savannah Region – 62
North East Region – 22
Source: Daily Mail GH