Active COVID-19 cases in Ghana drop to 1,059

Ghana’s active cases of COVID-19 has dropped to 1,059.

This was announced by President Akufo-Addo during his 16th address to the nation on Sunday, August 30, 2020.

276 persons who tested positive for the virus have also passed away.

President Akufo-Addo, in announcing this, also disclosed that majority of the persons who succumbed to the disease had underlying health conditions.

“The number of active cases continues to be on the decline. At the time of my last address, two weeks ago, the total number of active cases, that is persons currently with the virus, stood at one thousand, eight hundred and forty-seven (1,847) persons. As at Friday, 28th August, the number of active cases has reduced to one thousand, and fifty-nine (1,059) persons. A total of forty-two thousand, nine hundred and sixty-three (42,963) persons have recovered, and two hundred and seventy-six (276) persons, a great majority of them with underlying illnesses, such as hypertension, diabetes and chronic liver disease, have sadly died.”

Source: Citi News