4th wave: Active COVID cases hit 9,534 as 8.4m jabs administered
Some 1,074 new cases of COVID-19 were discovered in Ghana as of Christmas Day, the country’s Health Service has reported.
This brings the total number of active cases to 9,534.
The death toll is 1,287.
Of the active cases, two are in critical condition while 18 are severe.
Since mid-March 2020, Ghana has recorded a total of 141,295 cases.
Out of that number, 130,474 have recovered.
Meanwhile, the Health Service has intensified its vaccination drive.
So far, a total of 8,458,155 vaccine doses have been administered.
Regional breakdown of COVID cases:
Greater Accra Region - 77,801
Ashanti Region - 21,429
Western Region - 7,672
Eastern Region - 6,651
Volta Region - 5,514
Central Region - 5,110
Bono East Region - 2,609
Bono Region - 2,140
Northern Region - 1,779
Upper East Region - 1,514
Ahafo Region - 1,061
Western North Region - 1,025
Oti Region - 850
Upper West Region - 747
North East Region - 283
Savannah Region - 263
Source: classfmonline.com
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