COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana
The COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first two cases in Ghana were confirmed on 12 March 2020, when two infected people came to Ghana, one from Norway and the other from Turkey.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana | |
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Clockwise, from top: Empty streets in Accra following the lockdown, A shop in Accra facilitating social distancing protocols, Disinfection exercise at the Kumasi Airport, COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana. | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Ghana |
| First outbreak | Wuhan/China |
| Index case | Accra |
| Arrival date | 12 March 2020 (4 years, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 171,907 (updated 20 April 2024) |
| Recovered | 165,153 (16 July 2022) |
Deaths | 1,462 (updated 20 April 2024) |
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