COVID-19: 5 more die from virus; making Ghana’s total death 16

Ghana’s total deaths from the novel COVID-19 now stands at 16 according to the Ghana Health Service’s latest update on Tuesday, April 28.
It means five more people have died since President Nana Akufo-Addo addressed the nation on Sunday, April 26 when it was 11.

Addressing the press in Accra on Tuesday, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said Ghana’s case count now stands at 1,671.

The number of recovered persons stand at 188 and are yet to be discharged.
Six are critically ill, he said.

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The regional breakdown of the cases are as follows:
Greater Accra Region – 1,433
Ashanti Region – 84
Eastern Region – 57
Upper East Region – 18
Oti Region – 17
Central Region – 17
Northern Region – 13
Volta Region – 11
Western Region – 9
Upper West Region – 8
North East Region – 2
Western North Region – 1
Savannah Region – 0
Bono Region – 0
Ahafo Region – 0
Bono East Region – 0