Covid-19: Eight more die, active cases increase to 6,352

Ghana's COVID-19 death toll has risen to 457.

This was after eight more deaths were recorded by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Sunday.

Additionally, the country has recorded 722 new infections, raising its active cases to 6,352 from a previous 6,095 since the last update on Saturday, February 6, 2021.

The new infections are from tests conducted as at February 03, 2021.

The latest update further disclosed that 457 more people have recovered, bringing the total of clinical recoveries and discharge to 63,959.

Currently, 101 of the active cases, it said, were severe, with 32 in critical condition. These cases are being managed in treatment sites, isolation centres across the country, while some were under home management, the GHS said.

Ghana has so far recorded a total of 70,768 cases of the virus since it confirmed its first two cases in March 2020.