Active COVID-19 cases in Ghana now stands at 1,712, which is just about 3.9% of the total number of cases recorded so far – 43,505
The Ghana Health Service reports that 41,432 persons have recovered, while 261 have died so far.
The following is the regional breakdown
Greater-Accra Region – 21,624
Ashanti Region – 10,731
Western Region – 2,933
Eastern Region – 2,224
Central Region – 1,849
Bono East Region – 746
Volta Region – 654
Western North Region – 598
Northern Region – 497
Ahafo Region – 490
Bono Region – 480
Upper East Region – 282
Oti Region – 229
Upper West Region – 88
Savannah Region – 62
North East Region – 18
Meanwhile globally, the situation is getting worse by the day, as World Health Organization (WHO) reports that Globally, as of 23 August, 2020, there have been 23,057,288 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 800,906 deaths.
Africa is the fifth worst hit region of the world, with 1,000,379 confirmed case.
The Americas, particularly the United States of America, remain the number worst hit zone with 12,283,953 confirmed cases, followed by Europe with 3,970,890 confirmed cases, South-Eastern Asia with 3,533,807 confirmed cases then Eastern Mediterranean with 1,816,207 cases, and Western Pacific being the least hit region with 451,311 cases.
