A final year student of the Nalerigu Nurses and Midwifery College, as well as a pregnant woman, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Nalerigu in the North East Region.The student, according to health officials, returned to school recently from Cape Coast in the Central Region while the pregnant woman was said to have travelled to Nalerigu from Obuasi in the Ashanti Region.

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Both patients have been quarantined to undergo COVID-19 treatment.Municipal Health Director Mark Abugri who confirmed the cases contact tracing has commenced.North East Region has since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Ghana recorded four positive cases with two recoveries.

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Regional BreakdownGreater Accra Region - 8,691Ashanti Region - 2,915Western Region - 1,213Central Region - 798Eastern Region - 407Volta Region - 321Upper East Region - 271Oti Region - 105Western North Region - 92Northern Region - 77Savannah Region - 38Bono East Region - 35Upper West Region - 35Ahafo Region - 8North East Region - 4Bono Region - 3Source: 3 News

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