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Ghana’s Coronavirus related deaths rose from 122 to 129 following the demise of 7 persons, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced Monday.
6 out of the 7 had co-morbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, and right breast cancer while 1 had none. 4 were females whereas 3 were males.
The deaths were recorded in the Ashanti and Central regions with the former having 5 persons succumbing to the disease. The ages are 62, 56, 39, 63, 75. Two others clocked 80.
The country’s case count has also seen a surge by 992 in a single update.
“These are samples that were taken from the period 18 June to 1 July 2020,” GHS reports.
According to GHS, the number of recoveries/discharges now stands at 16,070 from the previous 14,870.
This now puts the country’s active case count at 4,878.
Meanwhile, 6 persons are in critical condition, 5 on a ventilator whereas 22 are severally ill.
Regional breakdown of the cases below:
Greater Accra Region – 11,508
Ashanti Region – 4,534
Western Region – 1,846
Central Region – 992
Eastern Region – 835
Volta Region – 369
Upper East Region – 278
Northern Region – 137
Bono East Region – 139
Western North Region – 154
Oti Region – 112
Upper West Region – 55
Savannah Region – 46
Ahafo Region – 26
Bono Region – 38
North East Region – 8
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
