This was confirmed in the latest update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Saturday, August 15, 2020.
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9 more people die as Ghana’s COVID-19 death toll moves up to 231
Ghana’s Coronavirus death toll has risen to 231 after nine more persons were killed by the respiratory disease.
9 more people die as Ghana’s COVID-19 death toll moves up to 231
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Meanwhile, 147 new cases have also pushed the country’s total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 42,210.
According to the GHS, 16,498 of the total number of cases were discovered through routine surveillance.
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The other 25,712 were discovered after tracing particular contacts to persons who had been infected with the disease.
The positive development, though, is that Ghana’s active COVID-19 cases have now reduced to 1,832.
The number of recoveries and persons that have been discharged also currently stands at 40,147.
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