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Confirmed Covid-19 cases (March 2020-June 2022)

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CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES(MARCH 2020- JUNE 2022)   picture of someone being covered up A total of 17,763 cases were recorded with median age of 33years (One month to 85 years). Among the confirmed cases, 10,272 (57.8%) were males and 3,521 (19.8%) were symptomatic with cough recorded in 1,420 (40.3%) cases. The remaining 14,242 (80.2%) were asymptomatic. Greater Accra region recorded the highest number of confirmed cases 11,348 (63.9%). All 16 administrative regions had recorded cases of COVID-19 by June 30, 2022 due to internal migration between the hotspots and other regions. The epidemiological curve showed a propagated outbreak with 117 deaths recorded. Focus on Men Out of approximately 300,000 tests conducted, 17,763 cases were detected as at June 30, 2020 with median age (IQR) of 33 (one month to 85 years). Majority of cases were males 10,272 (57.8%) with the age group of 20–29 years hav- ing the highest number of cases 3,075 (17.3%). Date of recorded First Case Region Number of C