Ghana's COVID-19 death increases to 239 after 42,653 cases

This comes after eight more persons succumbed to the deadly virus.

The total case count of the highly infectious disease in Ghana now stands at 42,653 with a total of 40,567 people either recovered or discharged.

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The current active cases have increased slightly from 1,839 to 1,847 with 121 new cases recorded.

Regional breakdown

Greater Accra Region – 21,212

Ashanti Region – 10,569

Western Region – 2,899

Eastern Region – 2,097

Central Region – 1,801

Bono East Region – 720

Volta Region – 642

Western North Region – 580

Northern Region – 489

Ahafo Region – 485

Bono Region – 480

Upper East Region – 282

Oti Region – 229

Upper West Region – 88

Savannah Region – 62

North East Region – 18