Ghana has recorded its highest daily deaths of 19 so far since the outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020, latest figures from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reveal.
The country’s death toll now stands at 561 as at 13 February.
At least 702 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed increasing the active cases in Ghana to 7,866.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 77,748 since March 2020. According to the GHS, 69, 321 have so far recovered and been discharged.
Airport update At least 1,179 cases have been confirmed at the Kotoka International Airport since it was reopened to human traffic in September 2020 out of which 981 have recovered.
The latest figure also puts severe cases at 86 with 29 people in critical condition.