Fifty-six new COVID-19 cases recorded in Ghana have increased the country’s active case count marginally to 1,239.
The Ghana Health Service coronavirus update for June 14, 2021, shows that 9 coronavirus patients are in critical condition, with a total of 793 patients dying from COVID-19 complications..
Also, 13 cases have been declared severe by the Ghana Health Service.
Furthermore, a total of 1,230,125 samples has been tested. Out of the number 94,913 have returned positive.
Some 92,881 have been recovered and/or discharged after undergoing treatment.
These samples were collected through routine surveillance, enhanced contact tracing and from international travellers at the country’s Kotoka International Airport.
All the 16 regions in Ghana have recorded COVID-19 with the capital, Accra still topping the list with over 52,000 infections. The North East region has the lowest with 215 cases.
So far, a little over 800, 000 people have been vaccinated since March 2021.
Challenges with vaccine acquisition have stalled the vaccination exercise.
 But getting more vaccines has been fraught with challenges.