Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Ghana from March 2020 to July 2022
As of July 26, 2022, no new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were registered in Ghana. As of the same date, 167,215 cases of the virus were confirmed in the country.
Development of the pandemic
On March 14, 2020, the first daily cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the country. By December 2020, 54,771 total cases had been recorded. Moreover, the incidences of infection rose throughout the start of the following year, causing 1,429 deaths by May 18, 2022. However, as of the same date, efforts made by the nation to provide health and medical care to patients infected by the virus led to a total of 159,826 recoveries.
Economic and educational impact
Government of Ghana expenditure allocations for the year 2022 were considerably higher across all spending groups, compared to outturns registered in 2021. For instance, employee compensation was expected to account for over 35 million Ghanaian cedis (GHS)- roughly 5.3 million U.S. dollars - of the total expenditure budget in 2022. Also contributing to the rise in government spending in 2020 were coronavirus-related expenses such as allowances paid to healthcare workers, and nursing and teacher trainees. Furthermore, in the same year, government tax revenue was affected, reaching a shortfall of 808 million GHS (approximately 120.4 million U.S. dollars) in import duties, and nearly 2.3 billion GHS (around 342.7 million U.S. dollars) in non-oil tax revenue. In another light, education in the country was impacted by the outbreak of the virus, as schools were closed to control its spread. One of the challenges ensuing this was that, out of 214 surveyed Ghanaian students, 122 did not have adequate learning resources at home to aid their learning activities.
Development of the pandemic
On March 14, 2020, the first daily cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the country. By December 2020, 54,771 total cases had been recorded. Moreover, the incidences of infection rose throughout the start of the following year, causing 1,429 deaths by May 18, 2022. However, as of the same date, efforts made by the nation to provide health and medical care to patients infected by the virus led to a total of 159,826 recoveries.
Economic and educational impact
Government of Ghana expenditure allocations for the year 2022 were considerably higher across all spending groups, compared to outturns registered in 2021. For instance, employee compensation was expected to account for over 35 million Ghanaian cedis (GHS)- roughly 5.3 million U.S. dollars - of the total expenditure budget in 2022. Also contributing to the rise in government spending in 2020 were coronavirus-related expenses such as allowances paid to healthcare workers, and nursing and teacher trainees. Furthermore, in the same year, government tax revenue was affected, reaching a shortfall of 808 million GHS (approximately 120.4 million U.S. dollars) in import duties, and nearly 2.3 billion GHS (around 342.7 million U.S. dollars) in non-oil tax revenue. In another light, education in the country was impacted by the outbreak of the virus, as schools were closed to control its spread. One of the challenges ensuing this was that, out of 214 surveyed Ghanaian students, 122 did not have adequate learning resources at home to aid their learning activities.
