COVID-19 Now Infects More Young People

COVID-19 Now Infects More Young People.

Dr. Justice Yankson, the General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has revealed that more young people are being affected by the deadly virus.

Dr. Yankson said, based on their observations on the ground, it shows a worsening impact of Coronavirus on patients who turn up at their health facilities on a daily basis.

However, he disclosed in a granted interview on Citi FM that the association is yet to establish a scientific basis to discover the reason behind the rapid spread of the virus.

 “Based on empirical evidence, clearly that’s where we are, if you come to our health facilities, the way infected persons come in now, they are presenting in their worst forms”, He said.

He further said that the rate at which young people in their 20’s are being reported to have contracted the virus is outrageous.

“You have teenagers coming in, people in their 20’s and what have you. If you look at the balance, it is more now, we are seeing 15-year-olds who have lost part of their lungs to COVID-19″.

“Even the rate at which doctors and nurses are getting the infection at the workplace is also going up, he added.

In the other news, Ghana’s active cases recorded in the country as of Wednesday 27 January 2021 is 3,813 and the total confirmed cases at 62,751, and the total number of deaths reaching 377.

The latest recovery cases stands at 58,561 as on Thursday, January 28.