The Greater Accra Region is leading in the number of recorded Covid-19 deaths.
The region has so far accounted for 20 out of the 31 Covid-19 deaths recorded in Ghana.
Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye disclosed this at the May 21, Covid-19 press briefing in Accra.
Giving further details on the death toll, Dr Aboagye said 17 of the Covid-19 patients who died were males while 14 were females.
“28 of the patients had commorbidities, †he said.
He said the Service has so far managed 114 of the cases in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) out of which six passed.
“We have 8 patients in ICU now, four at the University of Ghana Medical Centre, two in the Ga East Hospital and two at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), †he said.
None of the patients in the ICUs are on ventilators, Dr Aboagye said.
Ghana, as at May 21, has recorded 6,269 confirmed Covid-19 cases with 1,898 recoveries.
Source: Daily Guide Network