Ghana's coronavirus cases up by 1; total now 53

File: A health worker checks the temperature of a traveller as part of the coronavirus screening procedure at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. (Creator: Francis Kokoroko| Credit: Reuters)

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One more person has tested positive for coronavirus in Ghana.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 53 with two deaths.

All the fifty-one (51) confirmed cases are receiving treatment in isolation.

The Ghana Health Service says the sudden spike in case incidence is as a result of the mandatory quarantine and compulsory testing for all travellers entering Ghana, as directed by the president.

"As of 24 March, a total of 1,030 are under mandatory quarantine; 844 have had their samples taken; 510 have had the samples tested, and out these twenty-six (26) tested positive for COVID-19.

A great majority of the confirmed cases are Ghanaians, who returned home from affected countries. Seven (7) are of other nationals namely: Norway, Lebanon, China, France, UK. In respect of contact tracing, a total of 829 contacts have been identified and are being tracked. One (1) of the contacts developed symptoms and has been confirmed positive.

Nineteen (19) people have completed the 14 days of mandatory follow up.

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