New Juaben North and South have both recorded a positive case of the Coronavirus, according to the Municipal Chief Executive for New Juaben South, Isaac Appaw Gyasi.
A 21st May 2020 sitrep by the Eastern Regional Health Directorate listed that New Juaben South has recorded two(2) confirmed cases.
But the MCE explains that “technically, Koforidua has recorded one case. The other case is in New Juaben North that is Effiduase and Asokore thereabout. The third person is someone who stays in Koforidua but works in Atua in Somanya”
According to the MCE, efforts are underway to keep the disease at bay in the municipality.
“We worked so hard together with the Health Director, the Police Commander and other stakeholders with the aim that we do not record any positive case here. However, the beginning of last week Koforidua recorded a case. The person has already been isolated and contact tracing is underway and we are going to make sure we do that aggressively. I, on behalf of President Akufo Addo, will provide all the needed support to the team to work hard to contain the disease. We will make sure the virus does not spread in the Municipality”
The MCE on Saturday, May 25, 2020, visited the Koforidua-Agartha Market to continue the distribution of nose masks to market women and also enforce social distancing protocols.
The MCE fumed over blatant disregard to social distancing protocols by the market women threatening that the market risks closure soon should leadership at the market fail to ensure social distancing protocol, regular hand washing and the wearing of nose masks are not strictly adhered.
One twenty-five (125 )Covid-19 cases recorded between Sunday and Monday dawn in Ghana has raised the country’s case count to 6,808.
The figure stood at 6,683 as of Sunday morning. The recoveries now stand at 2,070 while the death toll remains at 32, according to the Ghana Health Service data.
Out of the total National figure, Eastern Region has recorded 106 confirmed cases.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah
