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Ghana Records 7,881 COVID-19 Cases; 35 Kuwait Returnees Test Positve

Ghana's COVID-19 case count has increased from 7, 768 to 7,881 after 113 new cases were recorded as updated by the Ghana Health Service on its official website, Sunday, May 31.

Out of the total cases recorded, 15 are severe and 5 are critical of which 2 are on ventilator.

Per an update on the official website of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), the number of recoveries has now increased from 2,540 to 2,841 an additional 301

One more person has died moving the death toll to 36.

Brief report on 36th Death

A 93-year-old male, a known hypertensive and also with Prostate Cancer was admitted in a hospital at Accra with a complaint of difficulty in breathing and cough, COVID-19 was suspected and patient isolated at the emergency room.
COVID-19 samples were taken on 26th May,  2020 and results then confirmed as positive

Initial results of Kuwait returnees

The results of the intial test of all 231 Kuwait returnees had 35(15.15%) of them being positive for COVID-19.

Regional breakdown

Greater Accra Region - 5,507

Ashanti Region - 1,184

Western Region - 421

Central Region - 393

Eastern Region - 117

Volta Region - 71

Western North Region - 67

Northern Region - 37

Oti Region - 26

Upper East Region - 26

Upper West Region - 22

North East Region - 2

Savannah Region - 1

Bono Region - 1

Bono East Region - 1

Ahafo Region - 0