Ghana’s Covid cases keep surging with over 1,000 active cases presently
On 2 March 2021, a nurse prepares to administer a dose of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine at Accra's Ridge Hospital, as Ghana rolls out its national COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Health workers, seniors and people with underlying conditions are prioritized for vaccination. As the global rollout of COVAX vaccines accelerates, the first COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in the African Region using COVAX doses began 1 March 2021 in Ghana and Côte D'Ivoire. These campaigns are the among the first to use doses provided by COVAX. This is an historic step towards ensuring equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, is co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and WHO working in partnership with developed and developing country vaccine manufacturers, UNICEF, the World Bank, and others. It is the only global initiative that is working with governments and manufacturers to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are available worldwide to both higher-income and lower-income countries.
Ghana has been recording a surge in Covid-19 cases within the last few weeks with the numbers crossing the 1,000 mark.
At the beginning of June 2022. The active Coronavirus cases were less than 400. As of June 2, 2022, the active case count was 370. It increased to 401 on June 5 and jumped to 837 on June 9. At the moment, active Covid-19 cases in the country stand at 1,064.
As usual, the Greater Accra Region leads with 923 active cases and is distantly followed by the Ashanti Region with 47 cases.
The last time a Covid-related death was recorded was in March 2022. Since then, the cumulative death figure has remained at 1,445.
Cumulatively, 163,332 Covid-19 cases have been recorded in Ghana since the virus hit the shores of the country in March 2020.
On Covid vaccination, according to the Ghana Health Service, 16,396,820 doses have been administered.
The figure for persons fully vaccinated is 6,950,095 while those who have received one dose stand at 10,223,563.
The Ghana Health Service on its Covid dashboard notes that 1,006,920 persons have received their 1st booster dose.
