Eastern region has confirmed nine (9) new confirmed cases of coronavirus increasing the case count in the region from 32 recorded as of April 11, 2020, to 41 as of April 13, 2020.
The Eastern region is still the third region with high coronavirus infections after the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions which have recorded 509 and 53 respectively.
Most of the records of the case in the Eastern region are from among railway construction workers at Kpong in Lower Manya Krobo where an expatriate tested positive on March 31, 2020.
A mango farmer at Fanteakwa North District on April 11, 2020, also tested positive.
It is not; however, clear if the new confirmed cases in the region are from the same spot or different parts of the region.
In the past two weeks since the institution of enhanced surveillance, restriction of movement and continuous public education to prevent the spread of cases of COVID-19. Several cases have been recorded as a result of intensive contact tracing and testing.
According to the Ghana Health Service’s latest update, as of 13th April 2020, at 23:00HRS, a total of 44,421 persons have been tested with 636 being positive for COVID-19. The breakdown of the 636 positive cases are as follows: seventeen (17) have been treated, reverted to negative on repeat tests and discharged, 605 cases have been categorized as mild disease and are on treatment, two (2) are categorized as moderate to severe cases, none in critical state currently and eight (8) have died.
Of the 636 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 268 were reported from the routine surveillance, 253 from enhanced surveillance activities and 115 from travelers under mandatory quarantine in both Accra and Tamale.
Regions that have reported cases are Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Western, Volta, Northern, North East, Upper East, and Upper West regions.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah
