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Ghana’s COVID-19 cases hit 12,590 …66 deaths, 4,410 recoveries
Ghana’s coronavirus (COVID-19) case count has increased to 12,590 following confirmation of 397 new cases.
According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) 4,410 people have recovered from the virus with 66 deaths thereby bringing its active case count to 8,114.
Three of the deaths have no underlying conditions and they were persons aged below 40.
However, the other deceased persons had diabetes, hypertension and sickle cell as underlying conditions.
Five of the deaths were recorded in the Ashanti Region with Greater Accra recording a single death.
The service has also indicated that 13 people are in severe conditions while four are said to be in critical conditions with two on ventilators.
The GHS stated that, five patients were at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), three at Ga East and Korle-Bu hospitals respectively, two at 37 Military and Komfo Anokye Teaching hospitals while Ho Teaching Hospital and Police Hospital has one each.
The country continues to record more COVID-19 cases from its enhanced contact tracing as 7,419 of its total case count has come from such exercise and 5,171 recorded from general surveillance.
Per the regional case count, Greater Accra continues to lead with 7,719 cases followed by Ashanti with 2,362 with Western recording 993 cases and Central having 694 cases.
Also Eastern Region has recorded 284 , Volta-278, Upper East-241, Oti-101,Western North-81, Northern -52, Savanna -35, Upper West -32, Bono East-14, North East two while Bono and Ahafo regions have one case each.
Source: Ghanaian Times
The MP for Old Tafo, Vincent Assafuah, has criticised what he describes as an attempt by the President to influence the work of Parliament in the ongoing debate over the future of the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
On his facebook post in response to recent developments, Assafuah argued that those who previously claimed he did not understand the separation of powers must now reconsider their position.
He noted that the current situation shows the President trying to direct Parliamentarians on how to carry out their duties, a move he believes challenges the very principles those critics defended.
Assafuah urged the President to restrain the Deputy Attorney General, Justice Sai, following the widespread public backlash over moves linked to the possible scrapping of the OSP.
He stressed that the case currently before the court should be withdrawn, describing it as unnecessary.
He referenced Section 4 of the OSP Act, explaining that all prosecutions by the Office of the Special Prosecutor must be authorised by the Attorney General, whose powers he described as sacrosanct.
By: Jacob Aggrey
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Majority Leader and the Majority Chief Whip in Parliament to withdraw a Private Member’s Bill that seeks to repeal the law establishing the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
The directive follows the President’s statement on Wednesday during a meeting with the National Peace Council, where he publicly supported efforts to strengthen the OSP as part of Ghana’s fight against corruption.
President Mahama believes the OSP remains an important institution and should be empowered rather than dissolved.
He also encouraged the office to step up its work to boost public confidence and deal directly with corruption cases, in line with its original purpose.
By: Jacob Aggrey
