Pressure group, OccupyGhana, suspects health officials in Ghana are massaging the coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll.
OccupyGhana in a statement wondered why less than 20 out of the 38 people who have died in the Ashanti region alone from COVID-19 have been added to the national tally.
Ghana has officially reported 54 deaths from the COVID-19 so far with case count hitting 11,964.
Occupy Ghana in the statement called on the government to be transparent in reporting figures or risk losing the public trust.
“There is cause to suspect that the death numbers are being massaged. The reported 54 deaths so far cannot be right. For instance, even though 38 deaths have been reported from the Ashanti Region alone, less than 20 of those deaths are included in the national count!
“If the public suspects under reporting etc, there will be a loss of trust in the reporting system and that will have consequences that will influence public behavioural responses.
“Several healthcare workers have been infected and some have died, sadly. This points to the sad fact that our doctors and nurses and frontline health workers do not have adequate PPE. Our holding and treatment facilities are running out of space and just a few days ago, the Special Advisor on Health at the Presidency lamented the fact that we do not have enough critical care staff. We also do not have enough critical care beds.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com
