The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has released new figures of the COVID-19 cases in Ghana indicating that 97 more persons have tested positive for the virus.
This brings the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 5,735.
According to the GHS, one more person who tested positive for COVID-19 has also died, bringing to 29 the total number of Coronavirus related deaths in Ghana.
As of May 16, 2020, 294 more persons have recovered from the disease bringing the number of recoveries to 1,754.
In terms of the regional breakdown, the Greater Accra region still leads with 4,314 cases, followed by the Ashanti region with 818 cases. The Central region now has 210 cases whilst the Eastern and Western regions have 99 and 98 cases respectively.
Savannah, Ahafo and Bono East remain the only regions without a confirmed case of COVID-19.
Check the regional breakdown below
Greater Accra Region – 4,314
Ashanti Region – 818
Central Region – 210
Eastern Region – 99
Western Region – 98
Western North Region – 57
Volta Region – 34
Northern Region – 31
Upper East Region – 26
Oti Region – 24
Upper West Region – 21
North East Region – 2
Bono Region – 1
Savannah Region – 0
Ahafo Region – 0
Bono East Region – 0
