Ghana records 271 new COVID-19 cases a week after relaxing lockdown

Ghana has recorded 271 cases coronavirus just about a week after President Nana Akufo-Addo announced the relaxation of the country's lockdown.

This now takes the total coronavirus cases in the African country to at least 1550 infections since the pandemic broke out in the Hubei province of Wuhan, China.

Ghana Health Service (GHS) also announced that one more coronavirus patient has died, according to the statistics released on Sunday, April 26, 2020.

The death toll now stands at 11 with 155 persons recovering from the disease.

The recoveries represent approximately 10 per cent of Ghana's total case count as of April 26.

The Ghana Health Service data analysis also revealed that 62 per cent of infected persons in Ghana are male while 38 per cent are female.

The data also reveals that only 16 per cent of infected persons have a travel history with a staggering 84 per cent having no clear history of travel.

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