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1,557 healthcare workers have been found to be infected with coronavirus in the Ashanti region of Ghana.
Of the figure, 1,555 have recovered from the disease with two deaths.
Regional Health Director Dr. Emmanuel Tenkorang revealed the figures at a press conference held in Kumasi today, Wednesday, February 24, 2021.
He said a total of 14,263 cases of the disease have been recorded in the region with 192 deaths.
Dr. Tenkorang said that of the total cases, 13,633 have recovered with 436 active cases.
He noted that 61 of the active cases are in admission while 377 are handled at home.
The region will begin on March 2, 2021 vaccination against the disease in the 14 districts of the Greater Kumasi.
This follows the arrival of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (Covishield) to the country today.
This is the first shipment of vaccines purchased through the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Center (COVAX) to which Ghana, out of 92 countries, has signed.
