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  • #91
    23,834 cases; 135 deaths: https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/nat...6-more-deaths/

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    • #92
      24,518 cases; 139 deaths: https://www.businessghana.com/site/n...-of-infections

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      • #93
        WEEKLY BULLETIN ON OUTBREAKS
        AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
        Week 28: 6 - 12 July 2020
        Data as reported by: 17:00; 12 July 2020
        ...
        Coronavirus disease 2019 Ghana

        24 518 Cases
        139 Deaths
        0.6% CFR


        EVENT DESCRIPTION

        The first two cases of COVID-19 in Ghana were confirmed on
        12 March 2020 in two people who had returned to Accra from
        Norway and Turkey. Greater Accra, Ashanti and Upper West
        regions all recorded cases in March 2020 and remain the most
        affected areas in the country. The number of new cases has been
        increasing rapidly in recent weeks. As of 12 July 2020, there
        was a cumulative total of 24 518 confirmed cases, with 139
        deaths (case fatality ratio 0.6%). Of the new daily cases, 65%
        are reported from Greater Accra, 10% from Ashanti and 10%
        from Western regions. Routine surveillance accounts for 35% of
        new cases, while enhanced surveillance through contact tracing
        and quarantined travellers accounts for 65% of new cases. As
        of 12 July 2020, a total of 421 (17%) confirmed cases has been
        reported among health workers.

        As of 3 July 2020, a total of 316 798 tests had been carried out,
        with a positivity rate of 6.3% with a laboratory testing rate at 107
        per 10 000 population per capita. The attack rate nationally is 70
        per 100 000 population, but higher in Greater Accra Region at
        239 per 100 000 population, Western Region at 87.2 per 100 000
        population and Ashanti Region at 78.1 per 100 000 population.
        All 16 regions of the country have recorded cases and the median
        attack rate for the regions is 16 per 100 000 population. To date,
        a total of 20 187 (82%) cases have been recorded as recovered
        in Ghana.

        PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

        Ghana’s coronavirus preparedness and response plan
        continues to be implemented and there are plans for
        COVID-19 treatment centres to be expanded across the
        country.

        Because isolated cases have been reported in Senior High
        Schools, the Minister of Education has outlined measures to
        ensure the safety of students in educational institutions and
        more than 200 people from the Ghana Health Service and
        the Ghana Education Service have been deployed to monitor
        COVID-19 cases in senior high schools.

        The National Surveillance Team continues to scale up barcode
        and SORMAS training for COVID-19 testing laboratories.
        An initial consignment of laboratory supplies has arrived to
        support the laboratory network involved in COVID-19 testing.
        COVID-19 Risk Communication teams are visiting schools
        and other institutions to deliver COVID-19 prevention
        messages and have also engaged the coalition of health
        NGOs across the country to intensify community education
        on prevention.

        SITUATION INTERPRETATION

        The COVID-19 outbreak in Ghana continues to expand in terms
        of confirmed cases, but few deaths have been reported, with the
        country currently ranking fourth in confirmed cases in the WHO
        Africa Region. At the beginning of June 2020, along with many
        countries in the Region, Ghana started relaxing restrictions to
        allow gatherings such as funerals and religious services of no
        more than 100 people. Final year students of junior schools,
        high schools and universities started returning from 15 June
        2020. Cloth face masks are mandatory in the country when in
        a public place. However, as is the case elsewhere in the Region,
        the number of cases has started to rise as these restrictions have
        been eased. Challenges remain around public health messages
        on physical distancing, the use of cloth masks and hand
        hygiene. Local and national authorities need urgently to scale
        up community engagement and risk communication to remind
        people of the importance of behaviour change in mitigating the
        risks associated with COVID-19.

        "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
        -Nelson Mandela

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        • #94
          25,252 cases; 139 deaths: https://newsghana.com.gh/covid-19-gh...drops-to-3716/

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          • #95
            25,430 cases; 139 deaths: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._139217870.htm

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            • #96
              26,125 cases; 139 deaths- over 2000 HCWs infected: https://www.africanews.com/2020/07/1...osques-issued/

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              • #97
                26,572 cases; 144 deaths: https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/gene...se-to-144.html

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                • #98
                  27,667 cases; 148 deaths: https://africa.cgtn.com/2020/07/20/g...ults-official/

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                  • #99
                    28,989 cases; 153 deaths: https://www.africanews.com/2020/07/2...osques-issued/

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                    • 29,672 cases; 153 deaths: https://yen.com.gh/164173-ghanas-cov...ecoveries.html

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                      • 30,366 cases; 153 deaths: https://africa.cgtn.com/2020/07/24/g...ses-top-30000/

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                        • 32,969 cases; 168 deaths: https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/...007/421201.php

                          Ghana's much praised COVID-19 strategy has gone awry. Here is why: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-...tegy-awry.html

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                          • 33,624 cases; 168 deaths: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._139246492.htm

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                            • 35,142 cases; 175 deaths: https://ghanahealthservice.org/covid19/

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                              • 35,501 cases; 182 deaths: http://www.businessghana.com/site/ne...arges-of-COVID

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