General News of Wednesday, 17 June 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comDetails of the 8 persons who have just been killed by Coronavirus in GhanaGhana has recorded 66 deaths so farGhana’s Coronavirus death toll has increased from 58 to 66 following the demise of 8 patients. This was contained in an update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Out of the 8 deaths, 6 came from the Ashanti region while 2 were recorded in the Greater Accra region. Whereas 5 had underlining health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and sickle cell, 3 persons, below the ages of 40 had no co-morbidities. Regional breakdown of 12,590 casesGreater Accra Region - 7,419Ashanti Region - 2,362Western Region - 993Central Region - 694Eastern Region - 284Volta Region - 278Upper East Region - 241Oti Region - 101Western North Region - 81Northern Region - 52Savannah Region - 35Upper West Region - 32Bono East Region - 14North East Region - 2Bono Region - 1Ahafo Region - 1Send your news stories to and via WhatsApp on +233 55 2699 625.

Source: GhanaWeb June 17, 2020 13:57 UTC