Some 150 new cases of Coronavirus have been recorded in the Western Region of Ghana. The latest information was confirmed by the Western Region Directorate of the Ghana Health Service.
In all, a total of 15 persons have died from the virus in the region. 90 of the active cases were reported from the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis.
Effia-Kwesimintsim is next on the table with thirty active cases, with Wassa Amenfi West managing some eighteen cases. Wassa Amenfi East has four cases whilst Tarkwa Nsuaem has recorded three cases.
Currently, Ghana has a cumulative number of 58,067 Coronavirus cases out of which 351 are new.
The total number of recorded deaths stands at 352 while active cases and recoveries are 1,924 and 55,789 respectively.
In the meantime, the president’s representative at the Ministry of Information, Mr. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said there is no data to back assertions that political activities contributed to the rise in COVID-19 cases in Ghana.
According to Mr. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the current rise in COVID-19 cases in the country is a result of people being ‘reckless’ during the yuletide season
