Confirmed cases of the deadly COVID-19 in the Western North region of Ghana have jumped to 49 from 4.
According to a situational report by the Ghana Health Service in the region, all the confirmed 45 cases are contacts of the first case.
The report added that contact tracing for the new 45 cases are ongoing.
Ghana has officially recorded 2,719 cases of the killer infection with 18 deaths and almost 300 recoveries.
Meanwhile, five (5) Health Workers have tested positive for Coronavirus in the Eastern Region.
The number is out of over a hundred (100) health workers exposed to positive contacts hence quarantined and being tested.
The Eastern Region has also confirmed one new case of Coronavirus on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, increasing the regional tally to 95.
