COVID-19 related deaths in Ghana now 58

58 persons who tested positive for COVID-19 in Ghana but had underlying conditions have so far lost their lives.

This means that four new deaths have been recorded in Ghana since the last update on the COVID-19 situation in the country was announced on Sunday, June 14, 2020.

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye announced this on Tuesday, June 15, 2020, at a press briefing organised by the Ministry of Information.

According to him, three out of four of the new deaths were recorded within the Greater Accra Region.

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service also announced that the COVID-19 cases in the country have increased to 12,193 with the recoveries also shooting up to 4,326.

He said most of the regions recorded new cases adding that recent figures show that the Ashanti Region has recorded 70 new cases.

Ghana recorded its first two COVID-19 cases in March 2020, about three months after the first global cases were recorded in China in December 2019.

Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com