Coronavirus: 6 Tamale patients test negative in second test

Six of the ten foreign nationals who tested positive for the novel Coronavirus in Tamale have tested negative after weeks of isolation and treatment.

The ten foreigners made up of two Burkinabes and eight Guineans were put under mandatory quarantine on the orders of the northern regional security council and subsequently tested positive for the virus, making the first ten cases of the virus in the northern region.

One of the patients, aged 21 absconded and is still at large, leaving nine who have since been under care and treatment at the Tamale Teaching Hospital while some are being managed at a hotel.

MyNewsGh.com sources say a second test carried out on the patients turned out negative for six out of the remaining nine.

“Four of the Guineans tested negative and the remaining three tested positive still. The two Burkinabes all tested negative. They are currently awaiting a second test, when that happens and the results come negative again, they will be declared fully recovered,” a release from the Public Relations Unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital said.

Meanwhile, the Ghana Health Service has said “As of 14th April 2020, at 23:00HRS, a total of 50,719 persons have been tested with 641 being positive for COVID-19. The breakdown of the 641 positive cases are as follows: seventeen (17) have been treated, reverted to negative on repeat tests and discharged. Furthermore, 66 have tested negative once and awaiting the second test. This brings together a total of 83 cases that have been recovered/discharged. 548 cases have been categorised as mild disease and are on treatment, two (2) are categorized as moderate to severe cases, none in the critical state currently and eight (8) have died.”