COVID-19: Ghana not on the verge of second wave – Dr. Aboagye

The Ghana Health Service has downplayed suggestions of a looming second wave of COVID-19 infections in the country.

According to the Director of Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kumah-Aboagye, available data does not support the suggestions.

Ghana’s cumulative COVID-19 case count is nearly 50,000 with 620 active cases and 320 deaths.

The current numbers show a slow but steady rise in active cases over the month of October, raising concerns that Ghana may have to soon deal with a second wave of COVID-19 as is happening in other countries if nothing is done to arrest the situation but Dr. Kumah-Aboagye does not believe a second wave of the virus is looming.

“In terms of a second wave, those of us who are looking at the figures have not seen any indication in that direction. You normally would have used our moving averages, it’s still on the website, we have not tempered with it. I keep saying that we are where we are because we did many things including testing, isolation, treatment and the adherence to the protocol.”

The Ghana Health Service boss, however, appealed to Ghanaians to continue to strictly adhere to all COVID-19 preventive activities including the wearing of face masks in public to protect the gains made by the country.

“Compliance to the protocol has reduced and it is important we all go back to it so that we do not get an even increase of cases. But, certainly, there is no hike,” he said.