The Upper East Region has
recorded four (4) new cases of the novel coronavirus as of April 16, according to
the region’s health directorate.
This
brings to eight (8) the total number of cases in the region.
The
Upper East Region has also recorded one (1) death from the virus.
“Of
the four (4) cases, three (3) are contacts of the first confirmed case and for the
first time, one (1) of the cases was detected through routine surveillance in the
Bawku Municipality.”
“Unfortunately,
the case in Bawku passed on before the laboratory results were received from
KCCR. However, being a suspected case [at the time], burial was appropriately
supervised,” a statement from the Upper East Region Health Directorate said in
a statement.
The
statement also said the directorate “has initiated steps to communicate the
results to affected persons and to immediately identify all contacts of the new
cases for immediate quarantine.”
Source: https://citinewsroom.com
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