A Virologist at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research has said a pre-screening exercise for a study has shown rising COVID-19 infection rates in one of two regions with high active cases.
Dr John Amoasi said the results from the pre-screening exercise in the Ashanti Region, which currently has the second-highest COVID-19 infections and active cases, hints at an overall national scenario.
According to him, in one instance, half of all the persons screened for the study in the Ashanti Region had contracted the virus.
“We did a prescreening just yesterday [June 22] and half of those we pre-screened were positive…this means we need to be really careful,†he warned in a Joy News report.
Since March 2020, the Greater Accra Region and the Ashanti Region have topped the coronavirus infections leaderboard as first and second respectively.
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In the latest (June 19, 2021)coronavirus update by the Ghana Health Service, the Greater Accra Region tops the chart with 929 active cases, followed by Ashanti Region with 155 active cases.
Dr John Amaosi’s revelations suggest that average daily infections in the Greater Accra Region could mostly be going up too.
Already, a previous study of the behaviour of the coronavirus situation in Ghana by the same scientists at KCCR pointed to a high possibility of a third wave in the country within months unless steps are rolled out to quell it.
Also, a public health official has confirmed a possible third wave of the coronavirus in the country following the detection of the deadly Delta strain in Ghana.
Dr Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, who is Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), said people must continue to wear their mask and observe safety protocols.
Many parts of Africa are in the middle of a full-blown third COVID-19 wave, according to WHO.