CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus: More Than 400k Persons Vaccinated During First Phase   A total of 405,000 persons have been vaccinated against the Covid-19 from March 2 to 18, data from the Extended Programme on Immunization (EPI) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has shown. These are from 43 selected districts in the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Central regions. Those vaccinated include front-line health workers, adults aged 60 years and above, people with underlying health conditions such as diabetes, kidney diseases, hypertension, cancer, frontline security personnel, frontline government officials, the media, and all front-line workers in the formal sector. Presently 250,368 persons in…

Ghana's Coronavirus Death Toll Up By 2, Tally Now 303 Two (2) more persons in the country have succumbed to Coronavirus, sending the death toll to 303, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reports. 35 new infections have also been recorded. This makes the cumulative case count 46,803. 46,006 persons have recovered and/or been discharged, leaving the country with 494 active cases. Earlier, the active cases stood at 503. GHS reports that 4 cases are critical, 3 on ventilator while 14 are severe. Cumulative Cases per Region listed below: Greater Accra Region - 24,071 Ashanti Region - 10,974 Western Region - 2,969…

President Promises To Stop The Importation Of Coronavirus Into The Country President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has committed to stop the importation of Coronavirus cases into the country. After six months of closure, President Akufo-Addo gave the greenlight for the reopening of international travels starting September 1st. Despite the high cost of the mandatory test, the president noted more than 10,000 people have flown into the country with only 26 persons testing positive. “As at yesterday, Saturday, 19th September, a total of ten thousand and sixty-one (10,061) passengers have been tested at Kotoka,” Nana Addo said in his 17th address to the…