Coronavirus: It will take a miracle for Ghana not to exceed 600 cases - Okoe Boye

Ghana on 12th March, 2020 recorded its first cases of COVID-19; one from Norway and the other from Turkey.

After these two, Ghana has recorded new cases every day except 16th March, 2020.

The latest update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicates that Ghana has 152 cases with 5 deaths.

The numbers keep increasing because of persons under mandatory quarantine and 1,243 (49.3%) from routine surveillance activities according to the GHS

Speaking on the increasing number of Ghana’s cases on Friday’s edition of Peace FM's morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, the Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku constituency, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye said based on the number of people in mandatory quarantine and others in self-isolation, it will take the mercies of God not to exceed 500 or 600 cases.

Only three regions have so far reported cases- the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Upper West Regions from routine disease surveillance. One case has been confirmed in the Upper West Region. The Ashanti Region has recorded 7 of the 8 cases recorded outside the Greater Accra Region. All other 54 cases from routine surveillance were recorded in the Greater Accra Region.

A total of 731 contacts of confirmed cases are currently being followed up by the contact tracing team. Among contacts, 53 were found to have symptoms and 48 have been tested with one person testing positive.

Two hundred and thirty-one contacts have completed the mandatory 14-day follow-up