JUST In: Coronavirus cases in Ghana jump to 16

A total of Sixteen (16) confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus have been confirmed in Ghana as at today Friday March 20, 2020 according to officials of the Ghana Health Service.

By the latest figure, it implies five new cases of the virus have been confirmed from various health facilities across the country.

Details of the new cases are stated below;

— 29-year-old Ghanaian lady; resident of Accra; no history of travel; sample confirmed positive in the laboratory

— 34-year-old Ghanaian lady resident of Accra; contact of a confirmed case at place of work; sample confirmed positive in the laboratory

— 53-year-old Ghanaian male, resident of Tema; no history of travel, no evidence of close contact with confirmed case; sample confirmed positive in the laboratory

— 41-year-old Ghanaian male; arrived in Ghana by KLM on the 15 March 2020; indicated exposure with family members in Amsterdam exhibiting respiratory symptoms and also on the flight with some passengers sneezing and coughing; sample confirmed positive in the laboratory.

— 36-year-old Ghanaian male; resident of Paris, France; date of arrival in Ghana unconfirmed; no evidence of contact with infected person;