Six out of the nine persons who were infected with Coronavirus and were receiving treatment in Tamale in the Northern Region have currently tested negative.
The Regional Health Directorate says it is waiting for the second test results before the patients can be declared cured.
According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), eighty-three infected persons have recovered from the novel Coronavirus in Ghana.
Speaking to Citi News on the sidelines of a media briefing on the COVID-19 situation in the region, the Deputy Health Director in Charge of Clinical Care, Dr Braimah Baba Abubakari said even though the samples are supposed to be taken 24 hours apart, they have taken the samples a week apart due to the delay in getting the test results.
He also noted that a total of 72 contacts were established but have all tested negative, adding that, there is no ongoing contact tracing in the region.
Out of the 10 that we had, we had a total of 72 contacts that we traced. Because they are not indigenes the contact was quite limited, some were staff of the Tamale Teaching Hospital but they have all tested negative.
There were other places they went to like the market and picking taxis but we are unable to trace those people.
Touching on the fears of residents living close to the hotel housing some COVID-19 patients, the Dr Braimah said samples of residents will be collected for testing based on their request.
Ghana’s case count of COVID-19 currently stands at 641.
The Ghana Health Service confirmed this on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, via its dedicated website for providing updates on the outbreak.
Source: Fiilafmonline/CitiNews
