The Upper East Regional Health Directorate has confirmed that two health personnel have tested positive to COVID-19 in the Region.
The two are said to be staff of the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital who came into contact with the first case the facility recorded on the 3rd of April, involving a 33 year old resident of Bolgatanga.
BestNewsGH.com is informed the patient was 33 weeks pregnant at the time she tested positive.
The latest disclosure of the two new cases was captured in a situational report issued by the Regional Health Directorate.
The Upper East region as of April 16, 2020 had recorded additional four (4) new cases bringing the total number to eight (8) with one death.
The deceased, a 52 year old woman from Mazema, a Community in the Bawku Municipality died a day after her samples were taken for testing which turned out positive.
She visited the Presbyterian Hospital in Bawku on the 7th April with fever, difficulty in breathing, coughing, running nose, diarrhea and muscular joint pains.
Source: BestNewsGH.com with additional files from Mynewsgh.com.