COVID-19 death toll now 280; active cases fall to 856

Ghana’s COVID-19 death toll has risen to 280 after four more patients succumbed as of today, Thursday, 3 September 2020, according to figures released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS).
Meanwhile, the active COVID-19 caseload has fallen from 904 to 856.
Only 55 new cases were confirmed recently.
This brings the total caseload to 44,713.
Out of that number, a total of 43,577 people have recovered and have been discharged.
Regional breakdown
Greater Accra Region – 22,363
Ashanti Region – 10,878
Western Region – 2,959
Eastern Region – 2,320
Central Region – 1,878
Bono East Region – 777
Volta Region – 666
Western North Region – 619
Northern Region – 528
Ahafo Region – 524
Bono Region – 511
Upper East Region – 282
Oti Region – 237
Upper West Region – 90
Savannah Region – 62
North East Region – 19
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