Ghana continues to see a relatively flat growth rate in Covid-19 recoveries. In the past week, the share of recoveries has increased from 37.6% to 37.9% while the share of active cases has declined from 62.4% to 62.1%. These two metrics give us one of the most...
Ghana continues to see progress in its fight against Covid-19. As of June 1st, the share of recoveries had climbed to 35%, up from a low of 8.8% three weeks ago. What of the doubling rate? To help determine if cases are speeding up or slow down, we launched a small...
Parts 1 and 2 of this series established voter turnout and economic conditions respectively as follow-on effects from Covid-19 that will shape the outcome of the December elections. In this final installment in our series we turn our attention to a less rigidly...
In part 1 of this series, we highlighted how the Covid-19 outbreak could yield a reduction in voter turnout come December. In this piece, we analyse the effect of the outbreak through the lens of the economic impact it will have. At a glance: All around the world the...
Before the Covid-19 outbreak in Ghana, the December elections were going to be historic in one sense: a rematch between a one-term former president and the sitting incumbent. Now, with more than 6,800 cases in Ghana the Covid-19 outbreak adds an extra layer of...
In part 1 of our series on the regional distribution of Covid-19 cases in Ghana, we established a strong correlation between population density and the number of confirmed cases in a region. In this piece, we look at the link between urbanisation and the regional case...
From the regional distribution of Covid-19 data, more than 87% of Ghana’s case load is concentrated in Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions. Here’s why: To better understand the disparity in the distribution of cases among the 16 regions, we run a number of...
It was just 2 weeks ago that the exponential growth curve of Covid-19 cases in Ghana showed a doubling rate of every 9 days. However, with a spike in recoveries and a flattening of the rate at which new cases are now being confirmed, we are now seeing the doubling...
About 5 days ago, I touched on some of the key points to look at when determining if the spread of the virus is slowing down or picking up in Ghana. Since then, I’ve charted the rate at which the share of active cases vs recoveries is growing and the curves are...
As of this writing, about 1,898 infected Ghanaians have recovered from Covid-19. That’s 30% of all recoveries in the ECOWAS region. Here’s the breakdown: According to the Africa CDC, Ghana leads the entire West Africa in the number of recoveries, with...
Relative to it’s share of Covid-19 cases in West Africa, Ghana has a really low death rate. The ratio of Ghana’s share of Covid-19 cases to its share of deaths is about 4.3. Here’s what it means: Out of the 26,154 confirmed cases in West Africa, 540...
When we look at the distribution of cases in West Africa, one of the peculiar things that stands out is the relatively high incidence of the virus in Ghana. Here’s why: As of writing, there are about 25,728 cases of the outbreak in West Africa. Ghana currently...
From May 9th to May 18th, the share of recoveries out of the total number of confirmed cases almost quadrupled from 8.82% to 30.74%. That’s good news but there still remains a long way ahead as the share of active cases now stands at 69.26%. Diving deeper: The...
For the past 7 days, the number of new Covid-19 cases in Ghana has consistently declined. The number of recoveries spiked on Thursday May 14th and has shot up by an additional 394 as of this writing. This may seem like good news but it’s too early to call it a...
In this update: A massive jump in recoveries from 674 to 1460. That brings the recovery rate to 25.9%, more than double the 12.2% from the previous day. A total of 108 new cases were...
In part 1 of this article, we outlined some of the key data points and metrics for determining if the spread of the virus is slowing down or speeding up. Here’s what matters: The rate at which new cases double is a crucial indicator of how fast or slow the virus...
