There has been an additional 427 Covid-19 cases recorded in Ghana as at today, Out of this, Obuasi has recorded 272 cases.
This bring Ashanti Region’s total number of cases to 662 and 5127 total cases Nationwide.
Obuasi is now the hottest spot where we have massive search and identification ongoing, according to Dr Aboagye the Head of Ghana Health Service.
Speaking on the incident that occurred in a Fish processing Plant in Tema; where One person had infected 533 workers, He said there is an ongoing aggressive contact tracing and follow ups to curb the situation.
Meanwhile General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Justice Yankson has cautioned against a possible surge in the number of virus-related deaths in the country.
“If we don’t take time and our health system is overwhelmed, a lot of people won’t get access to health care and even the deaths that we are worried about could go up,” he told local outlet Citi TV.
He added: “Gradually every fabric is being affected by COVID-19 in relation to gender, geographical location, among others. When you juxtapose the increasing number to the rate at which we are growing to the sort of [health] facilities we have, then you can realize that we are in trouble.”
By: NK AB