Ghana confirmed a community infection of the Delta variant of the Coronavirus on Friday, the Ministry of Information said.
“The Ghana Health Service informed the COVID-19 Task Force on Friday that the Delta Variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus had been recorded within a community in the latest round of genomic sequencing,” said the ministry in a statement.
Without specifying the location and the number of these infections, the ministry said: “The relevant agencies are taking the necessary steps to contain the spread, and the positive persons are in good health.”
On June 22, Ghana first confirmed six cases of COVID-19 Delta variants among passengers arriving in the country.
The West African country confirmed 85 new infections Friday, bringing the national count to 95,914 with 796 deaths.
Xinhua/NAN.