Covid-19: 763 New Infections Sends Ghana’s Case Count to 28,430 As Five More Die

Ghana’s case count has seen a surge as 763 new infections add up according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) .

This brings the total case count to 28,430 while five more deaths sends the death toll to 153.

“A total of 763 new cases were reported on July 17, 2020. These are samples that were taken from the period 7th June to 16th July 2020 but reported from the lab on July 17,” information available on GHS website read.

24,901 persons have recovered and/or discharged while the number of active cases stand at 3,376.

Regional Breakdown

Greater Accra Region – 15,328

Ashanti Region – 6,151

Western Region – 2,310

Central Region – 1,155

Eastern Region – 1,087

Volta Region – 511

Bono Region – 421

Bono East Region – 294

Upper East Region – 282

Northern Region – 271

Western North Region – 216

Oti Region – 147

Ahafo Region – 116

Upper West Region – 75

Savannah Region – 57

North East Region – 9

Source: GhanaFeed.com