Upper East records first COVID-19 case bringing total caseload to 205
The Upper East Region has confirmed its first case of COVID-19, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed.
This particular case has no travel history or contact with any confirmed case in Ghana.
This brings the total COVID-19 cases recorded in the country as at 3 April 2020 to 205 with five deaths.
Currently, the number of regions reporting cases are as follows: Greater Accra, Ashanti, Northern, Upper West Eastern and Upper East Region. The Greater Accra Region has most cases (183) followed by the Northern Region (10), Ashanti Region (9), Upper West Region (1), Eastern Region (1) and Upper East Region (1).
Most of the cases are reported from routine / enhanced surveillance activities.
Cases from travellers under mandatory quarantine remain 89.
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