Dr. Harry Owusu Boateng, a pediatrician reports stated tested positive for the virus.
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COVID-19 kills Kwadaso SDA Hospital Medical Director
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said the Medical Superintendent of the Kwadaso SDA Hospital in Kumasi in the Ashanti region who died over the weekend was a victim of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Dr Harry Boateng
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Reports further said a team of contact tracers has been deployed to trace people who came into contact with the late physician.
However, Ghana's Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, is on admission at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), receiving treatment for the coronavirus disease.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo confirmed in his 11th update on measures taken against COVID-19.
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He said the 64-year-old minister, who was admitted last Tuesday, was in stable condition.
"Let us also wish our hardworking Minister of Health, Mr. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, MP for Dormaa Central, a speedy recovery from the virus, which he contracted in the line of duty and is in stable condition," he noted.
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