Ghana records 447 COVID-19 cases, toll rises to 26,572

Ghana's COVID-19 cases have risen to a total of 26,572 infections after the country announced 447 new cases.

According to an update from the Ghana Health Service‘s (GHS) Friday eveningfrom GhanaWeb, the death toll surged to 144 after five more patients died as a result of complications from the respiratory illness.

The Ghana Health Service says these are samples that were taken from the period between 13 June to 13 July 2020 but reported from the lab on July 14.

According to the GHS, 22,915 persons have recovered/ been discharged.

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. [GhanaWeb]