Ghana has confirmed a new case of the deadly coronavirus disease bringing the total number of victims in the country to seven (7).
The new case, a male, which was reported during Peace FM News@6pm Tuesday, was confirmed on the Ghana Health Service (GHS) website.
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, later affirmed the news in a tweet.
According to the GHS, the latest victim of the scourge who is "being managed in isolation" and "in stable condition", resides in the Greater Accra Region. He, however, is another imported case; a Ghanaian citizen who recently returned from France.
"This afternoon (17 March 2020); we have received report from NMIMR that indicated one (1) more confirmed case as positive for COVID-19 in Greater Accra Region. The case patient is a 35-year-old male, a Ghanaian citizen, who returned to Acca from France within the past 14 days. This is another imported case, which brings the total number of confirmed cases to seven (7). The case is being managed in isolation and he is in stable condition".
Meanwhile, with regard to contact tracing on the the six previous cases, "a total of 350 contacts have been identified and are being followed up," says the GHS.
The rise in number of confirmed cases comes despite government's drastic measures to curb its spread by banning social gatherings and imposing a travel ban on countries with high cases of the disease.
(GHS WEBSITE) Updates Of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) In Ghana - 17 March 2020
As of 17 March 2020, a total of 143 suspected cases have been tested for COVID-19 by Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) and Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR).
This afternoon (17 March 2020); we have received report from NMIMR that indicated one (1) more confirmed case as positive for COVID-19 in Greater Accra Region. The case patient is a 35-year-old male, a Ghanaian citizen, who returned to Acca from France within the past 14 days.
This is another imported case, which brings the total number of confirmed cases to seven (7). The case is being managed in isolation and he is in stable condition.
With regard to contact tracing, a total of 350 contacts have been identified and are being followed up. Two of the contacts who developed symptoms, had their samples tested but they came out to be negative.
Currently, there is no death and all the seven (7) confirmed COVID-19 cases are being managed in isolation and are in stable condition.
<<Print>>