Seven more Ghanaians die of COVID; death toll now 440

Seven more fatalities have been recorded taking Ghana’s COVID-19 death toll to 440, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reports.

At least 696 new cases have been confirmed from the laboratories increasing the caseload to 69,255.

Recoveries now stand at 62,729, according to the GHS.

The number of detected cases at the airport is 152, 924 since it was reopened in September and out of the number 1,137 have recovered.

Severe cases in the country are now 98 with 35 critical ones.

No patient is on ventilator at the moment.

Breakdown of regional cases

Greater Accra Region – 40,734

Ashanti Region – 12,511

Western Region – 3,730

Eastern Region – 2,953

Central Region – 2,363

Volta Region – 991

Bono East Region – 837

Northern Region – 753

Upper East Region – 742

Western North Region – 712

Bono Region – 680

Ahafo Region – 551

Oti Region – 246

Upper West Region – 220

Savannah Region – 63

North East Region – 32