There have been rumors that some Ghanaians soldiers have tested positive for the novel virus but the minister of Defense in the person of Hon. Dominic Nitiwu has stated emphatically that non of the men in the military uniforms have been affected with the virus.
The Minister in an interview on Ekosiisen show stated stated categorically that every soldier who exhibited symptoms of COVID-19 turned out negative after going through a test for the virus.
He made it known saying “Not yet, I pray it never happens. Of course, there are several people who have shown symptoms they’ve been tested and they were negative. So far no news has come to me that any of our men have tested positive so far. I just pray it continues like that, I know several red herrings have been raised that some soldiers have tested positive. But we’ve tested them including me and we’ve all come out negative. I’m just praying that none of our men will get the virus because we need them it’s a huge sacrifice they are doing for this country.”
In related news, Ghana on Monday, May, 04,2020 confirmed a set of 550 new COVID-19 cases thereby raising the infected records to 2,719.
Health reports say 65 new recoveries have been recorded bringing the total to 294 while the number of fatalities remain 18.
Regional breakdown
The Greater Accra Region is still leading the chart with 2,332 cases, followed by the Ashanti and Eastern Regions with 124 and 94 cases respectively.
Count of Cases per Region
(Case Count from Highest to Lowest)
Greater Accra Region – 2,332
Ashanti Region – 124
Eastern Region – 94
Central Region – 38
Volta Region – 30
Oti Region – 23
Western Region – 21
Upper West Region – 19
Upper East Region – 19
Northern Region – 13
Western North Region – 4
North East Region – 2
Savannah Region – 0
Bono Region – 0
Ahafo Region – 0
Bono East Region – 0
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