Figures released by the Ghana Health Service is showing a fall in active COVID-19 cases, but the death toll is rising.
The latest figures show that some eight more patients have succumbed to the pandemic as of 12 August 2021.
This takes Ghana’s death toll since the disease entered the country in mid-March 2020 to 930.
Active cases have dropped to 6,004, from a little over 6,300.
Some 114 of the total active cases are severe.
In total, Ghana has recorded 111,232 cases out of which 104,298 have recovered.
Some 522 new cases were recently confirmed.
Regional breakdown:
Greater Accra Region – 59,522
Ashanti Region – 19,545
Western Region – 6,345
Eastern Region – 5,264
Central Region – 4,047
Volta Region – 3,615
Bono East Region – 2,040
Bono Region – 1,894
Northern Region – 1,687
Upper East Region – 1,336
Ahafo Region – 955
Western North Region – 943
Oti Region – 625
Upper West Region – 518
North East Region – 236
Savanna Region – 151
