Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director-General – Ghana Health Service

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has warned that the country is at risk of experiencing a third wave of COVID-19 infections if the current surge and community spread continue.

The GHS said currently, “15 out of the 16 regions have active cases of COVID-19, with 3,608 active cases as at July 18,2021.”

There has been increased in severe and critical cases with about 300 daily infections while the cumulative cases stood at 99,979 and 1.4 million tests conducted so far.

The positivity rate stood at 7.2 per cent, 29 severe cases, 139 moderate to mild cases, with 818 deaths.

Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director-General of GHS, addressing the media in Accra, to provide update on the Covid-19 situation, said there was a gradual increase in Covid-19 cases in the past few weeks, especially in some communities in Accra and Kumasi.