The Minister for Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed that only 14 persons have tested positive out of some 7,451 test results.
This figure is part of the newly recorded Covid-19 cases in the country which has taken Ghana’s count to 287.
At a press briefing in Accra, Oppong Nkrumah said “out of the 15,384 samples that are being process, 7,461 have been tested so far, and 14 (0.18 percent) have tested positive.”
He, however, urged calm and stated, “that is why we continue to encourage people that do not get alarmed when you see the raw case count numbers go up.
“It is because we are aggressively going out there now in search of the virus, we will find these numbers. The more numbers we find the better we are for the health service to provide care for those who are sick. Please do not be alarmed,” he said.
During his address to the nation on Sunday, President Akufo-Addo indicated that Ghana’s fight against the coronavirus hinges on test results from these 15,384 persons.
He disclosed that these persons were culled from the 19,276 persons who have been reached through contact tracing.
“It is the results of these tests that will determine our future course of action. Government’s policy and measures will continue to be driven by the science in this matter.
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“…so, in the course of the coming week, a determination will be made as to whether or not to extend the duration of the two-week restriction on movement, and the implementation or otherwise of any more enhanced measures to deal with the virus,” the President told the nation.
As at 6th April 2020, 23:30 hr, a total of 287 cases of COVID-19 with five (5) deaths have been recorded in Ghana.
The regional distribution of the cases are as follows: Greater Accra Region has most cases (256) followed by the Ashanti Region (18), Northern Region (10), Upper West Region (1), Eastern Region (1) and Upper East Region (1).
