May 17: 5,735 cases, prez fact-checked on testing ‘record’
Total confirmed cases = 5735 (new cases = 97)
Total recoveries = 1,754 (new = 294)
Total deaths = 29 (new = 5)
Active cases = 3,952
Figures valid as of close of day May 16, 2020
Ghana maintained her spot as West Africa’s most impacted after the Health Ministry released latest figures yesterday.
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May 16: 5,530 cases, jumbo recoveries
Total confirmed cases = 5,638 (new cases = 108)
Total recoveries = 1,460 (new recoveries = 1086)
Total deaths = 24 (new deaths = 0)
Active cases = 4,150
Ghana recorded a boost in recoveries with a record 1,086 discharges authorities reported early Saturday.
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May 14: 5,530 cases, 13 of 16 regions infected
Total confirmed cases = 5,530 (new cases = 122)
Total recoveries = 674 (new recoveries = 160)
Total deaths = 24 (new deaths = 0)
Active cases = 4,832
Thirteen of the 16 regions in the country have recorded cases of the disease.
Statistics as at close of day May 13, 2020
Total confirmed cases = 5,408 (new cases = 281)
Total recoveries = 514
Total deaths = 24
Active cases = 4,872
May 12: Cases hit 5,127; gold-rich Obuasi new hotspot
Ghana’s case statistics passed the 5,000 mark after 427 new cases were recorded according to head of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Aboagye.
May 10: 4,263 cases, Accra prison ‘infected’
Ghana’s case statistics as of close of day May 9 stood at 3,263 according tallies released by the health service.
