(COVID-19): Community Infections More Than Imported Cases In Ghana

Reports from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicates that the number of people who have contracted the novel Coronavirus with no travel history has surpassed the number of imported cases in the country.

Figures from the Ghana Health Service revealed 66.6% of the people with the virus in the country have no history of travel, while those with travel history is pegged at 33.4%.

Ghana has recorded over 500 cases with just two cases which were reported in the Greater Accra region. The disease has spread to 10 out of the 16 regions with 8 deaths recorded.

“Of the 566 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 292 were reported from the routine surveillance, 159 from enhanced surveillance activities and 115 from travellers under mandatory quarantine in both Accra and Tamale,” the Ghana Health Service explained on Sunday.

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