Noguchi clears COVID-19 testing backlog
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) has cleared the backlog of samples being tested for Coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma
Aboagye, who disclosed this during a press briefing in Accra on May 5,
said, “we have done some 18,000 tests over the weekend to wipe the
backlog. “
The Kumasi Center of Collaborative Research (KCCR) however, has a backlog of 1,982 samples to be tested,he says.
In a detailed analysis of the latest recorded cases, Dr. Aboagye said
of the new Covid-19 figures recorded, 919 were from the routine
surveillance whilst 1,685 were from the enhanced contact tracing and
testing in Kumasi and Accra.
The number for those mandatorily quarantined remain 115.
He further noted that most of the cases were reported in 24 out of 26 districts in the Greater Accra Region.
Touching on the case management, Dr. Aboagye said 2,402 of the 2,719
cases are responding to treatment with seven are in moderate to critical
condition.
“We have recorded 18 deaths as 294 have recovered from the infection”.
Dr. Aboagye said 200 more COVID-19 patients are awaiting their second test results to be confirmed recovered.
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