| COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana | |
|---|---|
    Clockwise, from top: Empty streets in Accra following the lockdown, A shop in Accra facilitating social distancing protocols, Disinfection exercise at the Kumasi Airport, COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana. | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Ghana |
| First outbreak | Wuhan/China |
| Index case | Accra |
| Arrival date | 12 March 2020 (4 years, 8 months and 6 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 172,227[1] (updated 17 November 2024) |
| Recovered | 165,153 (16 July 2022) |
Deaths | 1,462[1] (updated 17 November 2024) |
| Government website | |
| www | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first two cases in Ghana were confirmed on 12 March 2020, when two infected people came to Ghana, one from Norway and the other from Turkey.[2]
- ^ a b Mathieu, Edouard; Ritchie, Hannah; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Dattani, Saloni; Beltekian, Diana; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Roser, Max (2020–2024). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ Duncan, Jude (12 March 2020). "Two cases of coronavirus confirmed in Ghana". Citi Newsroom. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.