Ghana’s coronavirus death toll has hit 629 after 18 more people succumbed to the virus.
Per the latest update from the Ghana Health Service, 489 new cases have also been recorded as at February 28 and March 1 2021, bringing the country’s active case count to 5, 145.
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So far, Ghana has recorded 85,239 total confirmed cases with 79,465 recoveries been recorded.
Ghana is currently vaccinating citizens against the virus within 43 districts, which are hotspots of the pandemic in the country.
The Greater Accra, Ashanti, Western, Eastern and Central Regions continue to lead with the highest rate of infections.
Meanwhile, the Programme Manager on Immunization at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Kwame Amponsa-Achiano, has noted that a total of 30,500 Ghanaians have received the COVID-19 vaccine as of March 3, 2021.
Source: Ghanaarticles.com/GHS