854 new COVID-19 cases take Ghana’s tally to 22,822

A whopping number of 854 new coronavirus cases announced on Wednesday have increased Ghana’s case count to 22,822.

“A total of 854 new cases were reported on July 5,2020. These are samples that were taken from the period 16 June to 4 July 2020 as seen in Figure 8 but reported from the lab on July 5,” the Ghana Health Service said.

The death toll remains 129.

However, the recoveries have shot up to 17, 564, pushing the active cases to 5,129.

Regional breakdown:

Greater Accra Region – 12,560

Ashanti Region – 4,824

Western Region – 2,045

Central Region – 1,064

Eastern Region – 855

Volta Region – 370

Upper East Region – 278

Northern Region – 163

Western North Region – 158

Bono East Region – 142

Oti Region – 114

Bono Region – 96

Upper West Region – 58

Savannah Region – 50

Ahafo Region – 36

North East Region – 9

Source: Daily Mail GH