The country's Coronavirus death toll has increased from the previous 239 to 248 according to a report by the Ghana Health Service on Tuesday, August 18, 2020.

The latest update stated that 340 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the country raising the cumulative figure to 42,993.

The number of persons who have recovered/discharged from the disease has also risen to 40,796.

Ghana’s current active case count stands at 1,949.

The Ghana Health Service stated that Ghana has done a total of 428,695 tests from March 2020 to August 2020.

Currently, four regions in Ghana have no active cases of COVID-19. These are the North East, Savannah, Upper East, and the Upper West Regions.

Find below the regional breakdown of cumulative cases:

Greater Accra Region - 21,369
Ashanti Region - 10,650
Western Region - 2,924
Eastern Region - 2,109
Central Region - 1,829
Bono East Region - 730
Volta Region - 646
Western North Region - 598
Ahafo Region - 490
Northern Region - 489
Bono Region - 480
Upper East Region - 282
Oti Region - 229
Upper West Region - 88
Savannah Region - 62
North East Region - 18