W/R: 75 students test positive for COVID-19

The Ghana Health Service has revealed that seventy-five senior high school students have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Western region since schools reopened.

Addressing the media in the region on the theme “Continuing Quality Health Service Delivery Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Challenges”, the Director for Health Services, Naa Dr Jacob Mahama disclosed that the affected students were drawn from thirteen (13) educational institutions.

In the Nzema East Municipality, 26 students at Nsien Senior High School have tested positive, at the Shama Senior High School in the Shama district, out of 46 samples collected, 19 of the samples turned out positive while in the Amenfi West district, Asankragua Nursing and Midwifery school had 6 positive cases of COVID-19.

The Health Director told the media that as at today July 23rd 2020, a total of 2,467 cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the Western Region, out of which 2,216 have been discharged and 6 patients have passed away.

The Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality tops the chart with 639 cases, followed by Sekondi-Takoradi with 632 cases. The Amenfi West Municipality at the border of the region to the Western North has record 442 cases.



Below is the regional breakdown

Greater Accra Region – 15,706

Ashanti Region – 6,637

Western Region – 2,350

Central Region – 1,236

Eastern Region – 1,120

Volta Region – 538

Bono Region – 421

Bono East Region – 383

Northern Region – 302

Western North Region – 286

Upper East Region – 282

Oti Region – 154

Ahafo Region – 116

Upper West Region – 75

Savannah Region – 57

North East Region – 9

Source:Starrfm.com.gh