COVID-19: Over 6000 samples taken from enhanced testing

Over 6,000 samples have been taken for testing for COVID-19 through the enhanced testing and tracing commenced by the government on Monday.

Addressing a Press Conference Friday, 03 April 2020, Dr Patrick Aboagye, the Director-General for the Ghana Health Service revealed that many more samples will be taken today for testing for COVID-19.

The samples were taken from areas in Kumasi and Accra, the two cities currently on lockdown. 300 contact tracing teams have been deployed to areas considered hotspots for the deadly COVID-19.

In Accra, Ayawaso West Wuogon is considered one of the hotspots for the COVID-19.

Global coronavirus cases hit one million on Thursday, April 2, as deaths passed 50,000.

Currently, there are officially 1,019,571 people across the globe who have tested positive for coronavirus and the death toll stands at 51,375 with the USA recording more than 20 percent of the total infections.

210,244 people have fully recovered globally from the killer virus that has temporarily shut businesses around the world.




The United States currently has 245,373 cases with 6,095 deaths. The USA recorded 20,744 more cases in the last 24 hours.

The US is followed by Italy – the worst affected country in Europe – with 115,242 infections and the highest number of deaths – 13,915 – among the 183 countries affected by the disease. Spain, one of the hard-hit countries in Europe has 110,238 cases with 10,096 deaths.

South Africa is the worst affected nation in Africa with 1,462 cases and five deaths. South Africa is followed by Algeria with 986 cases and Egypt with 850 infections.

Ghana has a total of 204 cases with five fatalities. Several cities around the world are on lockdown to slow the spread of the killer bug.

Source: Starrfm.com.gh