Ghana has recorded some 9 new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 pandemic as at Tuesday 31st March, 2020, bringing the numbers to a total of 161.

This figure, according to the Ghana Health Service, includes some 31 new recoveries and 5 deaths.
Per the details, all 9 cases were reported from Accra, “three (3) of them travelled to Ghana within the past 14 days from Germany, France and Hungary respectively but for six (6) of them there is no history of travel outside.”
The Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) also reported on tests from 77 samples including samples from 41 asymptomatic contacts of a case from Tamale Teaching Hospital and all are NEGATIVE for COVID-19.
“This brings up to a total of 161 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ghana, including five (5) deaths as of 31 st March 2020 at 15:00Hr.” updates on the official Ghana Health Service page read.

