Fear and panic hits Walewale after Coronavirus kills 19-year-old

Residents of Walewale on in the North East Region have been left alarmed and in fear, after the death of a 19-year-old who reportedly contracted the Coronavirus in the area.

The young man had been on admission for the management of an asthmatic attack.

Deeply worry and anxiety has gripped residents in the area since results the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) indicated that the deceased had indeed died as a result the novel coronavirus.

The man, a known asthmatic patient in the facility, reported to the Walewale Government Hospital for the treatment of asthma after he suffered a severe relapse of the disease. He was subsequently admitted. He died after exhibiting symptoms and signs of the virus.

His samples were then taken and sent to KCCR for testing, whereupon the results have come out as positive.

The announcement of his death as a result of the virus has left residents in fear and panic, especially given that he had no travelling history.

Meanwhile health workers at the Emergency Ward of the Hospital have all been quarantined and their samples taken for testing even as the ward has been shut down for disinfection.

The Municipal Chief Executive of the West Mamprusi Municipality, Issahaku Aremeyaw, has said that the Coronavirus Emergency Response Team has initiated vigorous contact tracing to identify all the deceased had come into contact with.



“We are very scared. Some people say they won’t come out of their homes again. We didn’t believe the sickness was here.” a resident declared.

Ghana’s case count currently stands at 408 with 8 deaths and 4 recoveries.