Two patients have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus at the Bekwai Government Hospital in the Ashanti Region.
Thirteen (13) medical workers at the Hospital was been placed under mandatory quarantine after two patients tested positive to the virus.
The victims’ samples were taken on Monday, April 06, 2020, after exhibiting signs and symptoms of covid-19 upon arrival at the hospital and taken to the Kumasi Centre for Collaboration Research (KCCR) for testing which came out positive on Friday, April 10, 2020.
The health workers include nurses, doctors and others believed to have had direct contact with the patient while receiving medical care.
The patients, a 28-year-old man and 56-year-old female all natives of Asante Bekwai have no travel experience.
The 28-year-old male who reported to the facility with cough and fever are currently responding to treatment at the Bekwai Government Hospital while 56 years old female has been transferred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi.
