Driver of Sekondi-Takoradi Mayor tests positive for COVID-19

The driver of the Mayor for Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

Samples of the Mayor, Anthony K.K. Sam, have been taken for testing.

Accra-based Starr FM reported that although the samples of the Mayor have been taken, he continued to sit through meetings.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has identified the Sekondi-Takoradi and Tarkwa metropolitan assemblies as the hotspots for the coronavirus in Ghana.

Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, May 26, the Director-General of the GHS, Dr Patrick Kumah Aboagye, said a team of health professionals had been dispatched to the areas to assess the situation.

“The new hotspot is in [the] Western Region, which recorded 57 new cases. It’s mainly the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis and Tarkwa.”

The Western Region recorded a jump in COVID-19 cases from 277 to 334. The surge in the number of cases was recorded in a day.

The Savannah Region joined the list of COVID-19 infected regions in the country after it recorded its first case on May 25, 2020.

According to Dr Aboagye, the patient was a 31-year-old man who lives in Salaga, but worked in Tamale. He said the patient had been quarantined. Enhanced surveillance also identified 12 contacts of the infected person and have all been put in self-isolation.

So far, 14 out of 16 regions have recorded coronavirus cases. The two remaining regions are the Ahafo and Bono-East regions.

The Greater Accra Region leads the list of infected regions with 4,907 cases, representing over 88% of the total cases recorded in Ghana.

The regional breakdown of COVID-19 are as follows: