One more person has died from the world’s deadliest plague, coronavirus in Ghana.

This brings the total number of recorded deaths to two.

Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases has jumped from 24 to 27, the health ministry has announced on its covid-19 portal.

According to the Ghana Health Service: “All the twenty-five (25) confirmed cases are receiving treatment in isolation. Among the confirmed cases, twenty (20) are of Ghanaian nationality, the majority of whom returned home from affected countries. Seven (7) are of other nationals namely: Norway, Lebanon, China, France, UK.

“In respect of contact tracing, a total of 598 contacts have been identified and are being tracked. One (1) of the contacts developed symptoms and has been confirmed positive.

“Nineteen (19) people have completed the 14 days of mandatory follow up”.