General News of Saturday, 15 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comCoronavirus: Ghana’s death toll now 231 as confirmed cases hit over 42,000Eight more succumb to COVID-19; death toll now 231The Ghana Health Service has reported that eight more persons have died from COVID-19 in Ghana. This pushes the country's death toll to 231. The active cases keep recording a decline with the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service pointing at 1,839. The confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Ghana sit at 42, 063 after 216 new ones were reported from the lab. Regional cases:Greater Accra Region – 20,970Ashanti Region – 10,476Western Region – 2,863Eastern Region – 2,024Central Region – 1,754Bono East Region – 703Volta Region – 630Western North Region – 580Northern Region – 472Ahafo Region – 469Bono Region – 468Upper East Region – 282Oti Region – 213Upper West Region – 88Savannah Region – 62North East Region – 9Send your news stories to and via WhatsApp on +233 55 2699 625.

Source: GhanaWeb August 15, 2020 09:11 UTC