Three more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in
the Upper East Region, bringing to total, four, the number of confirmed cases
in the region.
All the three new cases are linked to the first case
which was confirmed on April 3, 2020.
The Ghana Health Service while announcing the first case
in the Upper East Region earlier indicated that “This particular case has no
travel history or contact with any confirmed case in Ghana.”
According to the Upper East Regional Director of Health
Services, Dr. Winfred Ofosu, a total of forty-four (44) close contacts had their samples
taken to the Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine
(KCCR) for testing.
“We received the laboratory feedback on the contacts from
KCCR which showed that three of the contacts tested positive for COVID-10,
bringing to total count of confirmed cases in the Upper East Region to four
(4).”
Health authorities in the area are now identifying close
contacts of the new cases to immediately quarantine them.
“All the three (3) confirmed cases have been in
self-isolation since they were identified as contacts. Contact tracing has been
initiated to identify all close contacts of the new cases for quarantine,” Dr.
Ofosu said in the statement.
Dr. Ofosu further urged residents in the region to remain
calm as they work to contain the situation.
The Upper East Region was the sixth region in Ghana to
confirm a case of COVID-19.
Details about the index case in the region showed that
the first person who tested positive for COVID-19 in the regional capital,
Bolgatanga had spent a week in the Western Region.
According to the Upper East Coordinating Council, she
returned to Bolgatanga on Friday, March 27, 2020.
Source: https://citinewsroom.com
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