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Ghana coronavirus: 6,617 cases, Ashanti region pass 1,000 mark

Total confirmed cases = 6,269 (new cases = 173)

Total recoveries = 1,898 (new = 125)

Total deaths = 31

Active cases = 4,340

Figures valid as of May 21, 2020

May 20: Cases pass 6,000 mark, govt eyes COVID-Organics

Ghana’s case count passed 6,000 mark reaching 6,096 on Tuesday according to tallies released by the Ghana Health Service.

Total confirmed cases = 6,069

Total recoveries = 1,773

Total deaths = 31

Active cases = 4,292

Figures valid as of May 19, 2020

May 19: govt to explain boom recoveries and address hot spot case management

No new figures were released on Monday but the government through the Information Ministry will release new tallies at a press conference scheduled for later today.

May 17: 5,735 cases, prez fact-checked on testing ‘record’

Total confirmed cases = 5735 (new cases = 97)

Total recoveries = 1,754 (new = 294)

Total deaths = 29 (new = 5)

Active cases = 3,952

Figures valid as of close of day May 16, 2020

Ghana maintained her spot as West Africa’s most impacted after the Health Ministry released latest figures yesterday.

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May 16: 5,530 cases, jumbo recoveries

Total confirmed cases = 5,638 (new cases = 108)

Total recoveries = 1,460 (new recoveries = 1086)

Total deaths = 24 (new deaths = 0)

Active cases = 4,150

Ghana recorded a boost in recoveries with a record 1,086 discharges authorities reported early Saturday.

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April 14: 5,530 cases, 13 of 16 regions infected

Total confirmed cases = 5,530 (new cases = 122)

Total recoveries = 674 (new recoveries = 160)

Total deaths = 24 (new deaths = 0)

Active cases = 4,832

Thirteen of the 16 regions in the country have recorded cases of the disease.

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