Eight more COVID-19 patients have died in Ghana taking the fatality toll to 982, the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicate.
Some 423 new cases were also confirmed as of 20 August 2021.
The active caseload is currently 6,850.
The critical cases have fallen to 20 from 28 while the severe cases have dropped to 34 from 75.
Since mid-March 2020, Ghana has recorded a total of 115,525.
Of that number, 107,693 have recovered.
Regional breakdown:
Greater Accra Region – 61,882
Ashanti Region – 19,804
Western Region – 6,620
Eastern Region – 5,630
Central Region – 4,216
Volta Region – 3,926
Bono East Region – 2,233
Bono Region – 2,005
Northern Region – 1,699
Upper East Region – 1,340
Ahafo Region – 1,001
Western North Region – 947
Oti Region – 717
Upper West Region – 530
North East Region – 236
Savanna Region – 164
Source: classfmonline.com