Coronavirus Outbreak: Ghana's positive cases rise to 52
The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu has announced that 25 new people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Ghana.
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Health Minister
Recommended articles
![NSCDC arrests 8 unlicensed security guards with firearms in Anambra raid [Premium Times Nigeria]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'100'%20height%3D'100'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "NSCDC arrests 8 unlicensed security guards with firearms in Anambra raid [Premium Times Nigeria]")
This takes Ghana's positive cases to 52, the Minister said.
Kwaku Agyeman Manu said currently 1,030 Ghanaians are in mandatory quarantine and 185 have so far been tested.
He said 25 people out of the 185 tested positive to the coronavirus which corresponds to 14% hence the sharp rise in the cases.
ADVERTISEMENT
Kwaku Agyeman Manu
ece-auto-gen
On Sunday, March 22, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ordered the closure of Ghana's borders as part of coronavirus prevention measures.
“Anybody who comes into the country, before midnight on Sunday, will be mandatorily quarantined and tested for the virus."
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
Tinubu is not afraid to make tough decisions even if they bring hardship
Anambra Govt to distribute new malaria vaccine, aims for malaria-free State
Commuters trek to work - Fuel hike halts Kaduna motorcyclists services
TETFund denies corruption allegation, vows to sanitise tertiary education system
Excessive heat in Kano State may lead to heat-stroke, meningitis cerebrum
Tinubu says Nigeria, Netherlands partnerships will aid economic development
Tinubu mourns Sen Ayogu Eze's passing, extends condolences
Edo Guber: Major setback for APC as PDP poaches influential chieftain
'We know Wike is your boss': Edwin Clark fires warning to PDP acting chair
ADVERTISEMENT
![The suspects who killed the officer are now on the run (image used for illustration) [Guardian]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'300'%20height%3D'172'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "The suspects who killed the officer are now on the run (image used for illustration) [Guardian]")