The Eastern Regional Health Directorate is to resend samples of all confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Kpong in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality to Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research for retesting as it is alarmed by the high number of positive cases being recorded.
The Eastern Regional Minister -Eric Kwakye Darfour on Friday, April 10, 2020, revealed on Kingdom FM that 28 cases have been confirmed out of about half of 244 samples tested.
But according to the Eastern Regional Directorate of Ghana Health Service “On 9th April 2020, results for 15 positive cases were received bringing the total number of cases to 16 at the camp. On 10th April 2020, additional 7 positive results were received such that the total positive cases at AFCON camp B is 23.”
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Eastern region was identified on 31st March 2020 at Camp B of AFCON Construction Company in Kpong in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality. The company is executing the Tema to Akosombo to the Mpakadan Railway project.
According to the Regional Health Director, Dr. Alberta Biritwum Adjaben Nyarko, “Information has been received to re-send samples of the POSITIVE cases to NMIMR for re-testing to clear up some doubts.”
According to the Health Directorate Test results are not forthcoming as expected having sent a week ago heightening tension and anxiety among the quarantined construction workers at the camp whose results are not yet in.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah