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Ghana has recorded four more deaths to the novel coronavirus as the country’s number of cases rise to 5,638 according to the Ghana Health Service.
The Service’s website also reports an increase in the number of recoveries from 674 to 1,460 representing 786 new recoveries.
The new deaths, however, put the number of deceased at 28 as of May 15, 2020.
A tweet by the Disease Surveillance Department of GHS also placed the number of active cases at 4,150.
Ghana's active cases now stand at 4,150
— Disease Surveillance Dept_GHS (@DSD_GHS) May 16, 2020
Savannah, Ahafo and Bono East remain the only regions without a confirmed case of Covid-19.
Regional breakdown
Greater Accra - 4,248; Ashanti Region - 798; Central Region - 210; Eastern Region - 99; Western Region - 87; Western North Region - 57; Volta Region - 34; Northern Region - 31; Oti Region - 26; Upper East Region - 26; Upper West Region - 21; Bono Region - 1
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