Ghana has recorded 110 new cases of the Coronavirus disease, increasing the cumulative number of active cases in the country to 978.

The country now has a total of 53,270 confirmed cases of the disease as at December 11, 2020.

The Ghana Health Service (GH) in an update said the 53,270 cases were detected from 627,116 COVID-19 tests conducted in the country.

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Of the 53,270 infected persons, 21,548 were detected from Routine Surveillance, 31,311 were from Enhanced Contact Tracing and 411 from international travellers at the Kotoka International Airport.

Eleven of the infected persons are listed as being in a severe condition while two persons are in critical condition. The death toll from the Coronavirus remains 327.

According to the update, the Greater Accra region still remains the hotspot of the disease with 671 new cases while the Upper West region has recorded zero active cases since November 2020.

Meanwhile, the Oti region which had no active case since March now has one active case.

Source: Graphic.com.gh