Reliable information reaching from the Savannah Regional Health Directorate confirmed that the suspected COVID-19 case in Damongo turns out to be negative.
The throat and nose swabs sample of the suspect was taken to the Konfu Anokye Teaching hospital for the necessary examination and the results after the examination indicates that the suspect is not affected with corona virus.
Meanwhile, Ghana’s COVID-19 cases stands at 68.
According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) sixty-eight (68) cases including two (2) deaths could be confirmed, as at yesterday, 25 March 2020, whiles Sixty-six (66) of these confirmed cases are being managed in isolation.
As of 24 March, a total of 1,030 persons are under mandatory quarantine; whiles samples from 863 of them have been tested and 38 confirmed positive.
A great majority of the confirmed cases are Ghanaians, who returned home from affected countries.
Seven (7) are of other nationalities namely: Norway, Lebanon, China and UK.
A total of 829 contacts have being tracked.
Gazari Malik / Ahotor News/Ahotoronline
