Audio By Carbonatix
The Lower West Akyem municipality of the Eastern Region, has recorded its first case of Covid-19.
A 34-year-old woman living at Pabi, a village near Asamankese, the municipal capital, tested positive for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, JoyNews' Regional Correspondent, Edwin Kofi Siaw, has reported.
She has no travel history, the reporter added.
The victim has since been quarantined while samples have been taken from 10 of her immediate family members and sent to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) for testing.
The Eastern Region has the third highest confirmed cases of 57, after Greater Accra and Ashanti who have recorded 1,347 and 69, respectively, as of Sunday, April 26, 2020.
According to Health Service’s latest update, the Western and Western North are regions with the least cases recording one each while four other regions -Savanna, Bono, Bono East and Ahafo- are yet to record a case.
The national tally stands 1,550 with 155 recoveries and 11 deaths.
Latest Stories
-
Explainer: Why the Asantehene destooled Kyeame Kofi Nti
5 minutes -
Minority alleges strategy to dismantle OSP through courts and Parliament
25 minutes -
UG Corporate Football League: Match Week 8 recap, Group A
49 minutes -
Anlo MP raises concerns over $150m coastal project spending on workshops and consultancy
52 minutes -
Accra U17 scouting session set for April 23
52 minutes -
‘Fix things or we won’t win’ – Kuffour warns over Black Stars struggles
1 hour -
Anlo residents reject relief items, demand permanent solution to coastal erosion crisis – MP
1 hour -
National Security operatives allegedly assault retired police officer in Ashanti region
1 hour -
Yango Ride’s new ChatGPT integration enables in-chat trip planning in over 25 countries
1 hour -
Auditor-General retracts error that linked Frank Oliver Kpodo to GH¢427m payroll scandal
2 hours -
Roger De Sa agrees deal to join Carlos Queiroz as Black Stars assistant coach
2 hours -
Total revenue falls marginally in 2025; total expenditure also declined by 13% – BoG
2 hours -
MP for Dome-Kwabenya Akurugu supports BECE Candidates with Maths sets
2 hours -
Ghana’s domestic debt increased by GH¢24bn to GH¢333.8bn in December 2025
2 hours -
New Asawase Kusasi Chief urges youth to choose peace after predecessor’s killing
2 hours