At least 16 people have so far died with 150 others infected in the separate cholera outbreaks confirmed in parts of the Greater Accra, Eastern and Central regions of the country.
The outbreak which began in Ada East and West districts of the Greater Accra Region a month ago, has since been recorded in other areas including Accra Metro, Kpone Katamanso, Korle Klottey, Ashaiman and Ga South districts of the region.
While two cases had been confirmed in the Eastern Region, 47 have also been established in 12 districts of the Central Region.
The Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, who disclosed this to The Ghanaian Times in Accra yesterday said the trajectory of the cases however showed a downward trend with milder symptoms reported among infected persons in recent times. "Though we are still receiving cases, they are less severe and, fewer patients are being admitted," he said.