General News of Monday, 17 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.com9-week-old baby killed by coronavirusA 9-week-old baby has succumbed to coronavirus [File photo]The latest update on Ghana's Coronavirus figures indicates that a 9-week-old child has succumbed to the disease. According to the Ghana Health Service, the baby's unfortunate demise occurred in the Central region. He is one of the 8 persons who are said to have been killed by the virus in the latest update. The country however continues to make a significant improvement in its fight as active cases have dropped again. Below is the Cumulative Cases per RegionGreater Accra Region - 21,212Ashanti Region - 10,569Western Region - 2,899Eastern Region - 2,097Central Region - 1,801Bono East Region - 720Volta Region - 642Western North Region - 580Northern Region - 489Ahafo Region - 485Bono Region - 480Upper East Region - 282Oti Region - 229Upper West Region - 88Savannah Region - 62North East Region - 18Send your news stories to and via WhatsApp on +233 55 2699 625.

Source: GhanaWeb August 17, 2020 16:18 UTC