COVID-19 Update: 17 Coronavirus patients recover in Ghana

This was announced by the Director-General of the GHS, Dr. Patrick Aboagye, during a press briefing on Tuesday.

According to him, the 17 recovered patients tested negative twice and have now been clinically declared cured.

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“We have 17 persons who have recorded double negatives and are obviously clinically cured,” Dr. Aboagye said.

“Currently, we have a definition of recovered as those who are positive and have recorded consecutive negative [tests].” 

Meanwhile, Ghana’s total Coronavirus case count remains at 566, Dr. Aboagye said, with the country recording four recoveries and eight deaths so far.