55 yr old Police officer dies of coronavirus

A 55-year-old Police Chief Inspector has reportedly died from coronavirus in Koforidua in the Eastern Region.

The deceased, who was with the Central Police Station in Koforidua, is said to have died on Friday, May 29, 2020, after his health condition deteriorated.

The Deputy Eastern Regional Police PRO, Sergeant  Francis Gomado, confirmed tragedy to theghanareport.com, and said the deceased had not been well since last year.

“What the doctors told us is that he had symptoms of COVID-19. So what we’re handling now is out of suspicions,” he said.

“Since they (doctors) said they suspect he had died from COVID-19, we insisted they begin testing all personnel and start contact tracing for persons who may have interacted with the officer.

“So as I speak to you, health officials are here testing all police personnel and their families. We’re testing our personnel and other contacts now,” he added.

In all, over 100 police officers and their families are being tested for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

Sergeant Gomado described the deceased Chief Inspector as “very affable, down to earth”. “We have lost a gem,” he said.

Meanwhile, the immediate family of the Chief Inspector have been isolated and tested for the dreaded virus.

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count as of May 31, 2020, stood at 7,881 with 2,841 recoveries recorded.

The death toll increased to 36 from a previous 35. According to the Ghana Health Service, the Greater Accra Region remains the region with the most coronavirus infections with a total of 5,507 cases.

It is followed by the Ashanti Region which has 1, 184 infections and the Western Region, which has been identified as the latest hotspot followed with 421 COVID-19 infections.

Below is the regional breakdown

So far, 15 out of the 16 regions in Ghana have recorded coronavirus cases, The last region standing is the Ahafo Region.