The Ghana Health Service has confirmed that 556 students have tested positive for Covid-19 as of Friday, February 19, 2021.
Also, 139 schools in the country have recorded a case of the novel coronavirus since government reopened educational institutions in January.
A regional breakdown of the cases shows Eastern Region with the highest with 178, Greater Accra 127, Volta 55, Ashanti 43, Bono 40, Western 28, Upper West 28.
The others are; Western North 18, Upper East 14, Ahafo 13, Bono East 4, Northern 4, Central 3, Oti 1.
Fortunately, schools in the Savannah and North East regions have not recorded any cases.
Meanwhile, Ghana’s active cases stands at 6,404 with 74,681 recoveries and 588 deaths.
Regional Breakdown
Greater Accra Region - 46,587
Ashanti Region - 14,195
Western Region - 4,981
Eastern Region - 3,613
Central Region - 2,870
Volta Region - 1,652
Northern Region - 1,131
Bono East Region - 1,099
Upper East Region - 1,093
Bono Region - 958
Western North Region - 797
Ahafo Region - 663
Upper West Region - 377
Oti Region - 272
North East Region - 98
Savannah Region - 72
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