COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana
| COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Ghana |
| First outbreak | Norway/Turkey/France |
| Index case | Accra |
| Arrival date | 12 March 2020 (4 years, 5 months and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 7,788 (as of 3 June 2020)[1] |
| Active cases | 5,193 (as of 3 June 2020) |
| Recovered | 2,540 (as of 3 June 2020) |
Deaths | 35 (as of 3 June 2020) |
| Government website | |
| www | |
The first two cases relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana were confirmed on 13 March 2020, when two people returned from Norway and Turkey.[2][1]
Background
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness that affected a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. this was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[3] [citation needed][4][5]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[6][7] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[citation needed][8][6]
The COVID19 pandemic has taken its course in Ghana infesting people through community contacts with persons who have it. The Pandemic was reported as starting its spread in Ghana through infested persons who arrived in Ghana from other countries, such as Turkey, Norway, Germany, Great Britain, the US, etc. [citation needed]
Timeline
March 2020
- On 11th March, President Nana Akufo-Addo directed the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, to make the cedi equivalent of $US100 million[9] available to enhance Ghana's coronavirus preparedness and response plan.[10] The President, Nana Akufo-Addo delivered a Corona Virus state of the Nation Address.
- On 12th March, the Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu announced Ghana's first two cases at an emergency press briefing.[11] The tests were performed at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana.
- The two cases were people who returned to the country from Norway and Turkey. Making them imported cases of COVID 19 in Ghana. These two cases begun the first contact tracing process in Ghana.[12] Of the first two cases reported in Ghana, one case was a senior officer at the Norwegian Embassy in Ghana who had returned from Norway,[13] while the other was a staff member at the United Nations (UN) offices in Ghana who had returned from Turkey.[14]
- On 13th March, Ghana confirmed two more cases bringing the number to four cases in the country.[citation needed]
- On 14th March, Ghana again confirmed two cases summing up to six cases in the country.[15]
- On 15 March, at 10 pm, President Nana Akufo-Addo banned all public gatherings including conferences, workshops, funerals, festivals, political rallies, church activities and other related events to reduce the spread of COVID-19 at a press briefing on the state of COVID-19. Basic schools, senior high schools and universities, both public and private, have also been closed. Only BECE and WASSCE candidates are permitted to remain in school under social distancing protocols.[16]
- On 16th March, the President Akufo-Addo addressed the nation on measures taken to combat coronavirus pandemic[17]
- As at the 17th March, a total of 143 suspected cases had been tested for COVID-19 by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) and Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR)[18] bringing the positive case count to seven (7) positive cases all imported in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[19][20]
- The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, also declared in Parliament that the $100 million announced by President Akufo-Addo to fight coronavirus is not ready.[21] This revelation by the Minister did not go down well, with many Ghanaians slamming the president for not being sincere and honest in such a precarious situation.[22]
- Traveling to Ghana from countries which had recorded over 200 positive COVID 19 cases was strongly discouraged with non-admittance of such travellers; this restriction did not however apply to Ghanaian citizens and people with resident permits.[23][24] A web page[25] was also created to provide official updates and information.
- On 18th March, Ghana recorded two cases which sum up to nine cases. These were confirmed by NMIMR, both Ghanaians returning from the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. On the same day, three Ghanaians in Europe died from the disease.[26]
- On 19th March, KCCR confirmed two new cases in Kumasi, the Ashanti Region of Ghana, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to eleven.[27] Passport services were also suspended on this date.[28]
- On 20th March, Ghana recorded five new cases in the Greater Accra Region, raising the total confirmed cases to sixteen.[29] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered his 4th State of the Nation Address in Parliament[30].
- On 21st March, Ghana confirmed three new cases raising the number of cases to 19 patients. At 9 pm, the President of the republic, Nana Akuffo Addo addressed the nation with Ghana's first death case from Kumasi.[31] Two new cases were later confirmed making a total of twenty-one confirmed cases in Ghana.[25]
- On 22nd March, three new cases were confirmed in the country, hence amounting to 24 cases.[32]
- On 23rd March, three cases were recorded, summing up to 27 cases. The Local Government Minister announced the disinfection of 137 markets in the Greater Accra Region.[33][34] On that same day, all beaches were closed to help contain the spread of the virus.[35] All of the county's borders were closed for a fortnight from midnight of Sunday the 22nd of March 2020.[36][37]
- On 24th March, the Minister of Health announced 25 new confirmed cases and one new death case, hence totaling 52 COVID-19 patients and two deaths.[38]
- On 25th March, there were 15 new cases with a third death recorded at the 37 military hospital and an update from the Ghana Health Service brought the number of cases to 68.[39][40] The President, Nana Akufo-Addo delivered the third Corona Virus Pandemic State of the Nation Address.
- On 26th March, 64 new cases were recorded increasing Ghana's case count to 132.[41] On the same day, a letter written and signed by the Director General of the Ghana Health Service recalled all staff on study leave into active service. This was to help accommodate the workload on health centres.[42]
- On 27th March, Ghana confirmed three new cases totaling 137 cases.[43] on the same day, the first case recorded in the Upper West Region was made known at a press briefing in Wa.[44] The President addressed the nation at 11pm[45] with an announcement that placed some key cities in Accra and Kumasi under a partial lock down, effective Monday 30 March 2020.[46] Members of the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary; and some services such as those that involve in production, distribution and marketing of food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, medicine, paper and plastic packages, were exempted from the restrictions.[47]
- On 28th March, the total number of confirmed cases rose to 141 and the total number of deaths stood at five.[48] A special life insurance cover for the professionals at the frontline dealing with the pandemic, was announced by the Ghana Health Ministry. The workers were insured under Group Life cover, with an assured sum of GHC 350,000 on each life.[49]
- On 29th March, the government of Ghana set up a quarantine centre at the Northern Regional capital, Tamale, after the confirmation of 10 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in that part of the country, bringing the number of case count for COVID-19 to 152.[50]
- On 30th March, the partial lock down of Accra and Kumasi took effect.[51] No new cases were recorded on this day.[52]
- On 31st March, nine new cases were confirmed, bringing the number to 161 confirmed COVID 19 cases. The new cases were all in Accra. Three of the infected persons had returned from journeys to Germany, France and Hungary respectively.[52]
April 2020
- On 1 April, the number of confirmed cases reached 195 with more security checkpoints and roadblocks set up in Accra. There was a bit of heavy vehicular traffic at many of the barriers and most commercial vehicles were not allowed to cross the Tema motorway.[53]
- On 2 April, nine new cases were confirmed, making the total 204. All new cases were from the Greater Accra Region. The nine cases consist of four who have no contact with confirmed cases nor a travel history, four who are contacts of confirmed cases and one traveling to Ghana from Benin within the last 14 days.[52] Two cases are in critical condition.[54]
- On 3 April 2020, one new case is confirmed and the total number stands at 205. The regions that have reported cases are Greater Accra (183 cases), Ashanti (9 cases), Northern (10 cases), Upper West (1 case), Eastern (1 case) and Upper East Region (1 case).[55] There is a disinfection exercise for 266 markets in the Northern, North East and Savannah regions.[56] At a press briefing, the Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), announces the commencement of local production of nose masks as part of efforts to arrest the spread of the pandemic.[57] 49 persons who tested positive are discharged from health facilities to begin home care management.[58]
- On 4 April, 198 markets in the Eastern Region of Ghana were disinfected as part of the drive to control the pandemic. The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development teamed up with Moderpest Company and Zoomlion Ghana for the exercise.[59]
- The Minister for Information announced in a tweet, that the closure of the borders has been extended by the president, for another fortnight effective midnight of Sunday 5 April 2020.[60] The Ghana Health Service confirmed nine additional cases, bringing the total to 214. Six of the cases were in Accra and three in Kumasi.[61] On 5 April 2020, no new cases were recorded.[62]
- On 6 April 2020, 73 new cases are confirmed and the total number of cases rises to 287. The new cases are in Accra and Kumasi.[63][64][65]
- On 8 April 2020, the number of confirmed rose to 313 as 26 more cases and one death are recorded. The Central Region recorded its first case. The infected person is a 57-year-old clergyman who returned to the country from the United Kingdom on 17 March 2020.[66][67][68]
- On 9 April 2020, Ghana's case rose to 378.[69][70][71][72] It was announced by the President of Ghana during his national address to the nation. The new cases were detected as a result of ongoing contact tracing and testing exercise in the country.[70][72] 15 of the new cases were in the Eastern Region.[73]
- On 10 April 2020, 408 cases were confirmed, with eight deaths and the disease now in the Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Northern, North East, Upper East and Upper West regions.[74]
- On 10 April 2020, Professor Jacob Plange-Rhule, Rector of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, died from COVID-19 at University of Ghana Medical Centre in Accra.[75][76]
- On 11 April 2020, a total of 566 cases were confirmed. This came after the Ghana Health Service confirmed 158 new cases.[77] Western and Volta regions recorded their first cases each. Western region recorded one case, whereas Volta Region recorded nine cases. Six out of the nine COVID-19 cases in the Volta Region were from Nigeria and entered Ghana illegally through unapproved routes along the Ghana-Togo border.[78] According to the health authorities, the increasing number of cases was as a result of the ongoing enhanced surveillance.[79][80][81] This brings the total number of affected regions in Ghana to ten.[81][77]
- On 14 April 2020, It was confirmed by the Ghana Health Service that Ghana's cases had risen to 636. 70 new cases were recorded in addition to the previous 566 cases.[82] Also 17 were reported to have recovered from the disease. They tested negative after they were tested two consecutive times.[83][84] The Ghana Education Service and Zoomlion Ghana Limited also join forces to launch an initiative to fumigate all senior high, special and technical schools in the country to curb the spread of the pandemic.[85]
- On 15 April 2020, It was confirmed by the Ghana Health Service that Ghana's cases had risen to 641. In addition to the earlier 17 that have been reported to have recovered, 66 have tested negative once and ar awaiting a second test, bringing the total to 83 cases that have recovered or been discharged.[86][87]
- On 18 April 2020, the number of confirmed cases increased by 193 reaching 834. There was one more death that brought the tally to nine with 99 recoveries. The number of tested samples is 60,916 out of which 1.37% are positive.[88][89][90][91]
- On 19 April 2020, the number of confirmed cases in Ghana was 1042. It was announced by the President of Ghana in his address to the nation. The partial lockdown that had been imposed three weeks earlier was lifted but the other preventive protocols were still in effect.[92][93]
- On 22 April 2020, the number of confirmed cases stands at 1,154 with 120 recoveries. 122 new cases recorded with 21 patients recovering over a three-day period from the day of the Presidential address.[94][95]
- On 24 April 2020, 125 new cases are confirmed, bringing the overall figure to 1,279. 134 people have recovered and 10 have died.[96] The Oti and Western North Regions record cases and that brings the tally of regions with confirmed cases to 12. In the Oti Region, there are 13 confirmed cases, while the Western North has one case.[97]
- On 26 April 2020, 271 new cases are confirmed and the total is 1,550. There are 11 deaths, while 21 patients have recovered making total recoveries 155.[98]
- On 28 April 2020, 1,671 cases are confirmed.[99] 16 patients have died and 188 have recovered.[25] Mandatory use of masks is enforced by businesses and organizations.[100]
- On 30 April 2020, 403 new cases are reported, bringing the total to 2,074. The death toll stands at 17 with 212 patients making recoveries. The Savannah, Bono, Ahafo and Bono East Regions have not recorded any cases yet.[101][102]
May 2020
- On 2 May 2020, the number of confirmed cases reached 2,169 after 95 new cases were recorded. One more patient died, bringing the death toll to 18. The number of recoveries was 229, which was an increase of 17.[103][104][105][106]
- On 4 May 2020, the number of confirmed cases reached 2,719 and 294 recoveries, but the death toll remained at 18.[107]
- On 7 May 2020, 372 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 3,091. The number of recoveries was 303 and the deaths remained at 18. The Bono Region recorded its first case, bringing the number of regions affected with COVID-19 cases to 13 .[108][109]
- On 8 May 2020, 921 cases were confirmed, raising the tally to 4,012. The number of recoveries was 323 and the deaths stayed at 18. More than half of the new cases were from an outbreak in an industrial facility.[110][111]
- On 9 May 2020, 251 new cases were confirmed, increasing the total to 4,263. The total recoveries increased to 378 with four deaths, bringing its tally to 22.[112][113]
- On 10 May 2020, Ghana's case count increased to 4,700 with 494 recoveries.[114] In a televised address, the president extended the ban on social gatherings till the last day of May 2020.[115]
- On 11 May 2020, the government of Ghana through the office of the Ghana Tourism Authority, gave hotels, bars and restaurants permission to reopen but to operate under enhanced social distancing procedures.[116][117]
- On 12 May 2020, the number of confirmed cases hit 5,127. An increase of 427. Both the tallies of deaths and recoveries remained at 22 and 494 respectively. 272 out 427 cases which is 63.7% were from Obuasi which emerged as a hotspot for the spread of the virus.[118][119] The hotspots identified were in the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Central Regions. In Greater Accra, the Tema Metropolitan,Accra Metropolitan,Klottey Korle and Kpong Katamanso districts recorded the highest tallies with Tema taking the top position,followed by the Ablekuma, Okaikwei South and North, Ashiaman and Adenta areas as well as the Ga Central townships. In the Ashanti Region, Obuasi had the highest figures followed by Kumasi, Oforikrom, and Nkawie. Other areas were Old Tafo, Asokwa, Kumasi Municipal, Kumasi Metropolis and Suame which has high numbers as well. Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem (KEEA) District, Cape Coast, and Ajumako are the districts with the high numbers in the Central Region.[120]
- On 13 May 2020, the number of confirmed cases was 5,408. Two more deaths were recorded making the count 24 with 514 patients recovering from the disease.[121]
- On 14 May 2020, 122 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 5,530. Recoveries increased to 674 and the death toll stayed at 24.[122]
- On 15 May 2020, the number of confirmed recoveries was 1460 and the number of death rose to 28.[123][124] 786 more recoveries were added to the previous 674 recoveries which rose to 1460. The number of total confirmed cases in Ghana has reached 5,638.[124][125] According to the Disease Surveillance Dept in Ghana, the country's active cases stood at 4,150. The regions which no confirmed case of COVID-19 are the Savannah, Ahafo and Bono East regions.[124]
- On 16 May 2020, 97 more people tested positive for COVID-19 which brought the total number of affected people to 5,735 in the country. 294 more people recovered from the disease making 1,754 recoveries.[126][127] One death was also confirmed bringing the total number of deaths to 29.[126][127]
- On 19 May 2020, the number of confirmed cases in Ghana increased to 6,096. It was indicated by the service that 19 more recovered making 1,773 recoveries from the virus. The number of deaths remained at 31.[128][129] 695 persons tested positive at a fish-processing factory in Tema after a worker contracted the virus and infected over 500 workers there. These figures arrived after the entire 1,300 staff of the company were tested. It was also disclosed that 95 percent of the affected persons recorded a first negative test.[130]
- On 20 May 2020, it was confirmed 30 health workers tested positive for the virus in Ashanti region during their line of duty.[citation needed] It was confirmed by the Regional Director of Health Services. Affected persons were frontline workers managing the disease in the region.[131][132] 173 new cases were confirmed making Ghana's case move to 6,269 according to Ghana Health Service. 125 more recoveries were made, raising the number of recovered persons to 1,898.[133][134][135][136]
- On 21 May 2020, it was disclosed that ten inmates had tested positive for the virus in the Tema Metropolis. The Tema Regional Police Commander said out of the affected ten persons, nine were from the Ashaiman cells and one was in a cell at Kpone,[137] According to the Ghana Health Service, 187,929 tests were conducted for the virus. 49,661 of the tests were conducted as a result of routine surveillance while 138,268 were through contact tracing.[138] 43 health workers tested positive for the virus in the Western region of Ghana. 20 of them were from the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi-Takoradi and the remaining 23 were from the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality. It is was confirmed by the Medical Doctor of the Regional Hospital.[139]
- On 22 May 2020, Ghana's case increased to 6,486 and the number of recoveries were 1,951. There was an increase of 217 new cases. An increase of 53 persons who have recovered from the virus. It was confirmed by the Ghana Health Service.[140][141][142] A mining company in Prestea located in the Western region reported 2 cases.[143]
- On 23 May 2020, Ghana's case rose to 6,617 with an increase of 131 new cases. 27 persons where also confirmed to have recovered from after testing double negative. It means the number of recoveries rose to 1,978. It was confirmed by the Ghana Health Service. There was no death reported.[144][145]
- On 24 May 2020, 20 people were declared to have recovered from the virus. This brought the number of recoveries to 1,998. It was released by the Ghana Health Service. One death was reported, bringing the number of deaths to 32.[146][147] The Savanna region in Ghana, recorded its first Covid-19 case. The number of affected regions in Ghana is now 14. There was 66 new cases which has pushed the number to 6,683.[148][149] There was an increase in death reaching 32.[150][151][152]
- On 25 May 2020, the Ghana Health Service reported 72 new recoveries bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,070. They were discharged after they tested double negative for the Covid-19 virus. It was confirmed that there was an increase of 125 new cases since the previous confirmed cases to 6,808.[153][154][155]
- On 26 May 2020, it was confirmed by the Ghana Health Service that Ghana's case count increased to 6,964. This was said by the Director General at the press briefing. There was an increase in recoveries to 2,097. The death toll remained at 32.[156][157][158][159] It was announced by the Director General of the Ghana Health Service that Sekondi-Takoradi and Tarkwa all in the Western region are the new hotspots for the Covid-19 infection. According to him, these towns recorded 57 out of the 156 new confirmed cases which shot up the case counts.[160][161][162][163]
- On 27 May 2020, the Ghana Health Service confirmed Ghana's cases increased to 7,117 as 153 new cases were recorded. The number of recoveries rose to 2,317 as 220 people recovered. 2 people died of the virus which brought the death toll to 34. The active cases in Ghana was 4,766.[164][165][166][167][168][169] It was later confirmed 186 new cases recorded in Ghana pushed the total count to 7,303. This was confirmed on the website of Ghana Health Service. 95 more persons recovered moving the total number of recoveries to 2,412. Health personnel in Ghana conducted 205,890 tests. It disclosed the number of active cases stood at 4,857. The death toll remained at 34[170][171][172][173]
- On 28 May 2020, Bono East region confirmed its first Covid-19 case. This brought the number of affected regions in Ghana to 15. Head of Public Health of the Ghana Health Service disclosed this at the Covid-19 press briefing.[174][175] It was also confirmed that 11 inmates in the cells of Ashaiman police tested positive.[176]
- On 29 May 2020, Ghana's case count increased to 7,616. This was confirmed by the Ghana Health Service that 313 new cases were recorded with nine people declared recovered from the virus.[177][178][179][180] About 50 workers at the Jubilee Field operated by Tullow Oil were confirmed to have tested positive for the virus. This was confirmed by the Western Regional Director of Health.[181][182]
- On 30 May 2020, Ghana's Covid-19 case count increased to 7,768 with 2,540 recoveries. 152 new cases were recorded while 128 people recovered from the disease. This was confirmed by the Ghana Health Service. One person died which brought the death toll to 35.[183][184][185][186][187] 28 people were traced to the first positive Covid-19 case in the Bono East region of Ghana. This was disclosed by the Regional Director of Health.[188]
- On 31 May 2020, there were 113 new confirmed cases which raised the tally to 7,881. There was one more death, bringing the number of dead to 36 with 2,841 recoveries. The Ahafo region is now the only one without any reported case of the disease.[189][190][191] Ghana's Covid-19 case count rose to 8,070 as there were 189 new cases and the number of recoveries increased to 2,947 as 106 persons recovered from the virus. The president Nana Akufo-Addo disclosed this in his address to the nation. He said 218,452 tests were conducted as at 31st May 2020. The death toll still remained at 36. He also stated that the number of active cases in Ghana stood at 5,087[192][193][194][195]
June 2020
- On 1 June 2020, the Volta region in Ghana confirmed 40 more Covid-19 cases which increased the regions number from 44 to 84. At first, the number of the cases moved from 44 to 59, then to 71 in the middle of the week and to 84 during the weekend. The number of recoveries in the region increased from 28 to 35 as at the weekend. It was confirmed by the Public Health Directorate of the region.[196]
- On 2 June 2020, it was confirmed 227 new cases were recorded pushing Ghana's Covid-19 cases to 8,297. This was confirmed by the Ghana Health Service case management. 2,986 persons recovered. The death toll rose to 38 as 2 patients died. Ghana's active cases were 5,273.[197][198][199][200][201][202] 95 persons from a total of 134 patients who tested positive for the virus in the Eastern region recovered from the disease. This was confirmed by the Eastern regional Health Directorate.[203]
- On 3 June 2020 the case count of Covid-19 in Ghana rose to 8,548 with 3,132 recoveries.[204]
See also
External links
below are links to the videos to all the Corona Virus Pandemic Presidential Addresses in Ghana
link to the President's State of the Nation's Address on the 11th March, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKwV_cz97AI
link to President Akufo-Addo's measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/FULL-TEXT-Akufo-Addo-s-address-on-measures-taken-to-combat-coronavirus-pandemic-895207
the link to the third Presidential Address
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