The Minister of Information who doubles as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency in the Eastern Region, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said up to 200 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds are standing ready across the country to admit patients who would be in critical condition of the COVID 19.
He said the number of available beds space was determined by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) after the President, Nana Akufo-Addo ordered an audit of the various hospital beds in the country in the wake of the contagion.
Ghana has so far recorded 136 cases of the SARS-COV 2, but none of the patients is in critical condition, per information by the GHS, and therefore would have no need for an ICU bed at the moment; the death toll stands at three (3) with one recovery.
But the Ghana Health Service has said the majority of cases which has resulted in the sudden spike were recorded from persons who have been placed under mandatory quarantine after returning home from affected countries.
The number of confirmed cases among travelers under mandatory quarantine who have been tested is seventy-eight (78).
