Volta, Bono and Bono East Regions are emerging as new hotspots for the Coronavirus infections, especially the Delta Variant while Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions remain the traditional hotspots.
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) said, the Volta Region, which previously recorded 16 active cases on July 1, 2021, has seen rise in cases to 532 cases as at August 1, while the figures for the Bono Region increased from 8 cases to 200 and Bono East from 3 to 178.
The Director-General of Ghana Health Service (GHS), Patrick Kuma-Aboagyetold during an update on Wednesday August 4, 2021, said that 79 per cent of all Covid-19 cases in the Greater Accra Region were from the Delta Variant.
“The current trajectory of cases with still low adherence to Covid-19 safety protocols pose a significant risk of a higher third wave. Average cases per day is likely to increase with the attendant increase in severe and critical cases.The potential for a negative impact of the outbreak on all sectors is very high, therefore, aggressive efforts at reversing the trend are needed”.
He said the Delta Variant, which had a higher transmission rate and severe disease burden, was becoming dominant and called for stricter enforcement of the safety protocols to prevent escalation of the virus.
He said the situation had resulted in the increased workplace and school infections, with active cases increasing from 1,600 to over 6,000 within a month.
On situation basis in the Greater Accra Region now, Dr. Kuma-Aboagye noted that there are 272 hospital admissions, of which 36 are critical, 87 severe and 107 mild to moderate cases.
Giving reasons for the surge in recent cases, Dr. Kuma-Aboagye explained that non-wearing of nose masks, disregard for social distancing rule, and non-observation of regular hand hygiene, are all responsible, adding that 98 per cent of the population that have not been vaccinated could also contribute significantly to the spiral nature of the cases.
On school infections, he said 404 schools had recorded positive cases of the virus with 2,864 cumulative positive cases and 304 active cases.
The current active cases stood at 6,766 with 854 deaths as at August 1, 2021.
