The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to outline some new measures to contain the recent hike in COVID-19 cases in Ghana.
Tonight’s 26th Update on COVID 19 is also expected to touch on some initiatives being rolled out to avert a third wave following the detection of the Delta variant in the country.
Ghana has in the past few weeks witnessed a surge in new infections raising fears the country is on the verge of a third wave.
The Noguchi Institute for Medical Research said the Delta variant was detected in samples as early as April, just after the start of the vaccination campaign against COVID-19.
The Delta variant, a big factor in the upsurge in India, spreads much more quickly and with deadlier effect than Alpha, the variant previously rampant in parts of Europe and North America.
Noguchi said that asymptomatic carriers of COVID who are not respecting the safety measures may be helping innocently to spread the disease to the vast majority of the Ghanaian population that has not yet been vaccinated.
Case update
At least 423 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) pushing the country’s active cases to 4,094.
The death toll has hit 821 after four additional fatalities were recorded across the country, an update on the GHS COVID-19 dashboard reveals.
As at 21 July 2021, Ghana’s total confirmed cases stand at 101,170. Currently, health officials have recorded 96255, recoveries. So far, 26 persons are in severe condition while 15 remain critical, according to GHS. Cases detected at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) are 2,140 with 1,908 recoveries.
Breakdown of regional cases:
Greater Accra Region – 55,139
Ashanti Region – 17,527
Western Region – 6,003
Eastern Region – 4,709
Central Region – 3,660
Volta Region – 2,801
Northern Region – 1,664
Bono Region – 1,548
Bono East Region – 1,532
Upper East Region – 1,323
Western North Region – 937
Ahafo Region – 847
Upper West Region – 500
Oti Region – 476
North East Region – 231
Savannah Region – 133
Fred Dzakpata
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