General News of Tuesday, 18 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comCoronavirus: Nine more deaths send Ghana's death toll to 248File photoThe country's Coronavirus death toll has increased from the previous 239 to 248 according to a report by the Ghana Health Service on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. The latest update stated that 340 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the country raising the cumulative figure to 42,993. The Ghana Health Service stated that Ghana has done a total of 428,695 tests from March 2020 to August 2020. These are the North East, Savannah, Upper East, and the Upper West Regions. Find below the regional breakdown of cumulative cases:Greater Accra Region - 21,369Ashanti Region - 10,650Western Region - 2,924Eastern Region - 2,109Central Region - 1,829Bono East Region - 730Volta Region - 646Western North Region - 598Ahafo Region - 490Northern Region - 489Bono 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 18, 2020 21:33 UTC