One case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the Eastern Region.This means that five out of the country’s 16 regions have recorded Coronavirus cases.
According to the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu the new case was confirmed at Kpong in the Lower Manya Krobo District in the Eastern Region
At the same presser, the Minister of Health at a press briefing said 34 new cases were recorded on Tuesday thereby increasing Ghana’s coronavirus cases to 195.
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A number of patients have also been discharged from hospitals and being managed at home.
Those people are pending further tests to confirm their negative status from COVID-19.
If the repeated tests prove negative, they will be deemed recovered.
Regional breakdown of cases
Greater Accra Region – 174
Northern Region – 10
Ashanti Region – 9
Upper West Region – 1
Eastern Region – 1
As a result of President Akufo-Addo’s directive for the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area including Tema and the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area to be on lockdown for two weeks in a bid to stop the spread of COVID-19, there were reports of mass movement of people to the Eastern Region.