Eight more COVID-19 patients have passed on to increase the death toll in Ghana to 66, according to the Ghana Health Service.
The total number of confirmed cases is now 12,590 after 397 new ones were recorded as of June 17, 2020.
4,410 recoveries have been recorded leaving the active cases at 8,114. 17 patients are currently in a critical situation.
Regional breakdown:
Greater Accra Region – 7,419
Ashanti Region – 2,362
Western Region – 993
Central Region – 694
Eastern Region – 284
Volta Region – 278
Upper East Region – 241
Oti Region – 101
Western North Region – 81
Northern Region – 52
Savannah Region – 35
Upper West Region – 32
Bono East Region – 14
North East Region – 2
Bono Region – 1
Ahafo Region – 1