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As at April 2, 2020, 6,000 samples across the country have been taken to be tested as part of a contact tracing and enhanced testing exercise according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS).

"As at 6pm yesterday, over 6,000 samples had been taken for testing throughout the country and testing is still ongoing. We're testing all people who have been identified through contact-tracing," Director-General of the GHS, Dr. Patrick Aboagye disclosed at a press briefing on Friday, April 3.

As at 2nd April 2020, Ghana has recorded 204 cases COVID-19 with five (5) deaths. The number of regions reporting cases remain five (5) (Greater Accra, Ashanti, Northern, Upper West and Eastern). The Greater Accra Region has most of the cases (183) followed by the Northern Region (10), Ashanti Region (9), Upper West Region (1) and Eastern Region (1).

Most of the cases are reported from routine/enhanced surveillance activities. Cases from travellers under mandatory quarantine remain 89.