May 17th, 2020 at 08:49 am
New figures released by the Ghana Health Service show that 97 more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
This brings to 5,735 the total number of people who have tested positive for the virus in the country.
This was confirmed by the Ghana Health Service on Saturday, May 16, 2020.
One more person who tested positive for the virus has also died, bringing to 29 the total number of coronavirus related deaths in the country.
Meanwhile, 294 more persons have recovered from the disease bringing the number of recoveries to 1,754.
Regional Breakdown
- Greater Accra Region – 4,314
- Ashanti Region – 818
- Central Region – 210
- Eastern Region – 99
- Western Region – 98
- Western North Region – 57
- Volta Region – 34
- Northern Region – 31
- Upper East Region – 26
- Oti Region – 24
- Upper West Region – 21
- North East Region – 2
- Bono Region – 1