Tag Archives: CASES

Three COVID-19 positive cases recorded in schools so far – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has confirmed three cases of COVID-19 in schools since their resumption a week ago. Dr. Kumah Aboagye, the GHS Director General, revealed this at a Ministry of Information press briefing on Ghana’s COVID-19 case updates on Monday, January 25, 2021. He said two …

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Second wave: Ghana records 1,293 cases in two days, active cases hit 2,799

Ghana has recorded 635 new cases of Covid-19 today Saturday, January 23. This includes yesterday’s cases of 658 pushing the figure to 1,293 in two days. The total active cases has also ballooned to 2,799. The Ghana Health Service has reported on its covid-19 website. The number of cumulative case …

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COVID-19: 3 new deaths recorded, death toll now 361

The Ghana Health Service has announced that 3 new COVID-19 deaths have been recorded, bringing the death toll to 361. The total number of cases has also risen to 2,413 after 658 new cases were confirmed. So far, a total of 59,480 cases have been confirmed in Ghana since mid-March …

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SA’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 30 000 mark

South Africa’s COVID-19 death toll has topped 30 000 after 434 people succumbed to the respiratory disease in the last 24 hours. According to Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, this brings the cumulative number of COVID-19 related deaths to 30 011 since the outbreak. Of the latest fatalities, 133 were recorded in …

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SA breaches one million COVID-19 cases mark

South Africa has breached the one million mark of COVID-19 cases in South Africa, after 9 502 cases were reported on Sunday, bringing the cumulative total to 1 004 413 cases. A total of 214 COVID-19 related deaths were reported, with 123 in the Eastern Cape, 17 in Gauteng, 13 …

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Black Stars coronavirus positive cases hit five after friendlies, European clubs on alert

Germany-based defender Kasim Nuhu became the fifth person from the Ghana team to test positive for coronavirus following last week’s friendlies against Mali and Qatar while striker Caleb Ekuban has been hospitalised over symptoms of the disease. With the sudden rise in the number of confirmed positive cases in the …

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Check out the corruption cases which have been worked on by Martin Amidu since 2018

News of Martin Amidu being the first occupant of the Special Prosecutor seat was welcomed with huge excitement by anti-corruption campaigners and NPP members who, for long, argued that the Mahama administration was riddled with corruption, hence, the need for some of the appointees of that administration to face prosecution. Martin Amidu was …

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20k new HIV infections recorded in Ghana in 2019 – Aids Commission

The assumption by many Ghanaians that there are no more or very few new HIV/AIDS infections in the country is far from the truth. This is because information from the Ghana Aids Commission (GAC) has indicated that, 20,068 new infections were recorded across the country, with 13,616 HIV/AIDS related deaths …

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COVID-19 death toll now 280; active cases fall to 856

Ghana’s COVID-19 death toll has risen to 280 after four more patients succumbed as of today, Thursday, 3 September 2020, according to figures released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Meanwhile, the active COVID-19 caseload has fallen from 904 to 856. Only 55 new cases were confirmed recently. This brings …

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Ghana: Active COVID-19 cases drop to 2,134

Active COVID-19 cases in Ghana have dropped significantly as recoveries and discharges shoot up. The country currently has 2,134 active cases from a total of 41,404 infections recorded nationwide with 192 new cases recorded according to the Ghana Health Service. Total number of recoveries/discharges stand at 39,055 with the death …

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