At least 679 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed taking Ghana’s active cases to 3, 286, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) is reporting.
Total number of confirmed cases since March 2020 now stands at 60, 794.
Six more individuals have passed on increasing the death toll to 367 since the last update, reports the official GHS website.
Officially, 57, 141 recoveries have been recorded.
Regional cases
Greater Accra Region – 34,740
Ashanti Region – 11,687
Western Region – 3,270
Eastern Region – 2,704
Central Region – 2,215
Volta Region – 848
Bono East Region – 796
Western North Region – 689
Bono Region – 645
Northern Region – 620
Ahafo Region – 537
Upper East Region – 502
Oti Region – 244
Upper West Region – 152
Savannah Region – 62
North East Region – 25
Lockdown warning
President Akufo-Addo has warned that the government will be compelled to put the country under a lockdown if Ghanaians do not adhere strictly to protocols to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic
Delivering his 22nd update on measures taken against the spread of the coronavirus on Sunday (17 January 2021), President said, “We do not want to go back to the days of partial lockdowns, which had a negative impact on our economy and on our way of life… But should that become necessary, i.e., should the number of active cases continue to increase at the current rate, I will have no option but to re-impose these restrictions because it is better to be safe than to be sorry.”
“So, together, let us all ensure that we respect the protocols. I urge all of us to continue to live responsibly with the virus, even as we work towards accessing the vaccine.
“Let us work constantly at how to do our work, keep our businesses and places of worship open, and send our children to school, all in safety,” he implored.
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