Twelve more people have succumbed to COVID-19 taking Ghana’s death toll to 496, the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service indicate.

Also, 554 new cases have been confirmed.

The country’s active cases now stand at 6,948.

So far, a total of 73,557 cases have been recorded since March last year.

Out of that number, 66,115 have recovered.

Regional breakdown

Greater Accra Region - 43,044

Ashanti Region - 13,231

Western Region - 4,164

Eastern Region - 3,211

Central Region - 2,498

Volta Region - 1,181

Bono East Region - 882

Northern Region - 802

Upper East Region - 755

Western North Region - 737

Bono Region - 718

Ahafo Region - 565

Upper West Region - 251

Oti Region - 250

Savannah Region - 68

North East Region - 37