COVID-19: Ghana active cases drop; death toll now 647

Active Covid-19 cases in Ghana have dropped significantly to 4,866 with the death toll now 647.

Meanwhile, 373 new cases have been recorded taking the country’s total case count to 86,465 with a total of 80,952 recoveries.

At the Kotoka International Airport, out of the 175, 894 tests done since September 2020, 1,250 came out positive of which 1,122 have recovered.

At least 66 persons have their cases classified as severe while 24 remain critical with none on a ventilator.

Regional breakdown of cases:

Greater Accra Region – 48,282

Ashanti Region – 14,954

Western Region – 5,478

Eastern Region – 3,872

Central Region – 3,030

Volta Region – 2,091

Northern Region – 1,458

Bono East Region – 1,237

Upper East Region – 1,232

Bono Region – 1,102

Western North Region – 808

Ahafo Region – 666

Upper West Region – 444

Oti Region – 308

North East Region – 156

Savannah Region – 97