{"id":27642,"date":"2021-03-03T21:53:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T21:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hitzmakers.com\/?p=27642"},"modified":"2021-03-03T21:53:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T21:53:21","slug":"covid-19-kills-26-people-in-bono-region-within-three-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hitzmakers.com\/covid-19-kills-26-people-in-bono-region-within-three-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 kills 26 people in Bono Region within three months"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The coronavirus disease has killed 26 people in the Bono Region from January to March this year.<\/p>\n

One death was recorded in December 2020, bringing the regional death toll to 27, Dr Kofi Amo-Kodieh, the Bono Regional Director of Health said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Addressing a news conference in Sunyani, the Regional Director said the region had so far recorded 1,095 Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n

He attributed the sharp rise in the Covid-19 cases in the region to the failure and negligence of the populace to adhere to the prescribed health safety guidelines and protocols.<\/p>\n

Dr Amo-Kodieh said the Covid-19 vaccine had proved efficacious in building one\u2019s immune system, saying the vaccine remained the surest way to protect people from the viral disease.<\/p>\n

He appealed to the populace to ignore conspiracy theories about the vaccine.<\/p>\n

Dr Alexander Egotey, the Bono Regional Chairman of the Ghana Medical Association, said the AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine was safe and called on Ghanaians to take the vaccine.<\/p>\n

He urged everybody, including those who would be vaccinated, to adhere to all the safety protocols and government restrictions to prevent the spread of the disease.<\/p>\n

Dr John Ekow Otoo, the Deputy Director Public Health at the Bono Regional Health Directorate, said every health facility in the region was empowered to handle Covid-19 suspected cases.<\/p>\n

He advised the public to avoid self-medication and to visit health facilities when they feel sick.<\/p>\n\n