Confirmed cases of the deadly COVID-19 in the Western North region of Ghana have jumped to 56 from 4.
Confirming the new cases to Naa Dedei Tetteh on Starr News, Kingsley Aboagye Gyedu, the Western North regional Minister, said all the cases are contacts of the first case.
He added that the first person who tested positive works in a mining company in a rural area of the region and commutes to work together with other residents making it easy for the disease to spread amongst them.
Contact tracing is currently ongoing for the new 52.
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.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM