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Confirmed COVID-19 case count now 14,154 …recovered cases 10,473, 85 deaths
One hundred and forty-seven (147) more cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been recorded in Ghana, increasing the country’s number to 14,154.
There are 3,596 active cases, with 24 patients having severe cases and 4 other patients on ventilators.
The cases came from 270,300 tests, comprising of 177,593 from contact tracing and 92,707 cases from routine surveillance.
Meanwhile, the number of recovered cases and deaths recorded no changes as it remained at 10,473 and 85, respectively.
In the Greater Accra Region, a total of 8,075 cases have been recorded while 6,181 patients have been discharged upon recovery.
In the Ashanti and Western regions, the number of cases had reached 2,812 and 1,148, with the number of recoveries reaching 1,869 and 1,069 respectively.
The cases in the Central Region now stand at 794, the Eastern Region has 373, while the Volta Region has 314 cases.
About 271 cases of the disease have been recorded in the Upper East Region, 105 cases in the Oti, with another 82 cases having been recorded in the Western Region.
There are 61 cases in the Northern, 37 in the Savannah, 35 in the Upper West and 33 cases in the Bono East.
The remaining 14 cases are from the Ahafo, North East, and Bono regions.
Source: Ghanaian Times
The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Abena Osei Asare has expressed concerns about the failure of the Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) Mr. Paul Adjei to honour invitation of the Committee to assist in dealing with abandoned projects cited in the 2024 Auditor-General’s report.
She emphasised that some of the projects have been abandoned for more than 20 years and it kept reoccurring in the Auditor-General’s report yearly, stressing that the GETFund Administrator could assist by prioritising these projects.
However, he has failed to personally appear before the Committee since the commencement of the Committee’s public hearing in the 9th Parliament.
According to the 2024 Auditor-General’s report on Pre-University Educational Institutions, nine (9) Institutions with 16 projects awarded by the GET Fund Secretariat had been abandoned/delayed for a period ranging between three (3) and 28 years.
Some of the affected schools include Adanwomoase Senior High School (Boys and Girls dormitory abandoned for 12 years), Atoa Senior High School (Home Economics Block abandoned for 27 years), Beposo Senior High School (Dinning Hall and Kitchen Complex abandoned for 10 years and lastly KNUST Senior High School (Three storey classroom block abandoned for 20 years).
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy continued its oversight responsibilities with a working visit to the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) yesterday.
Chairman of the Committee, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, said the visit formed part of efforts to familiarize members with the Authority’s operations and to explore ways Parliament could provide the necessary support.
He explained that the NPA’s work is focused on regulating Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector, a critical area for national energy security.
Mr. Bedzrah noted that the Committee is particularly interested in assessing whether the country has adequate petroleum stock to meet demand.
He noted that rising geopolitical tensions, including the ongoing US–Iran conflict, could have adverse effect on Ghana’s energy supply and pricing.
He further disclosed that the Committee intends to engage closely with the Authority on a proposed new petroleum bill.
According to him, a draft of the legislation will be reviewed and possibly presented to Parliament under a certificate of urgency.
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