There has been a decline in Covid-19 cases recorded among disembarking passengers at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).

The Ghana Health Service in its latest report indicated that 27 confirmed cases have so far been recorded at KIA since the beginning of February.

Statistics presented by GHS has seen a sharp decline in cases recorded since testing began at the airport in September last year.

So far, January and December according to reports saw the largest cases recorded; 430 and 393 respectively.

Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye who spoke at a presser on mitigating Covid-19 spread in Ghana, Tuesday, stated that as of February 8, 953 passengers were tested and two positive cases were recorded.

“We are hoping that if the trend continues we will record much lower figures than January and December,” he added.

So far, 1,158 cases have been recorded as of February 5, at the KIA according to the Ghana Health Service.

Dr Kuma Aboagye indicated that 157,678 tests which were carried out by the Service showed 41 per cent Ghanaians testing positive to the virus while 59 per cent non-Ghanaians also tested positive.

Also from the data of persons who tested positive, 61 per cent are males while 39 per cent are females.

As of Tuesday, February 9, Ghana has recorded 6,707 active cases, 795 new cases and 472 reported deaths.

Meanwhile, Caretaker Information Minister Oppong Nkrumah has revealed that airlines that board or disembark passengers without PCR results or with positive PCR results will be fined $3500 per passenger.

This comes after several amendments on air travel guidance amidst a spike in Covid-19 cases.

In addition, he noted that Ghanaian citizens will no longer be required to present PCR test results upon arrival, however, will undergo mandatory testing at the airport.

“Ghanaian and ECOWAS citizens effective February 8, will pay $50 for testing while non-Ghanaian citizens will pay $150.

“All arriving passengers who test positive for Covid-19 will undergo isolation and treatment at a designated health facility or isolation centre at a cost to the passenger except Ghanaian citizens,” he added.