Nine more COVID-19 patients in Ghana have succumbed, taking the national toll to 191, the Ghana Health Service has reported.

The country has also recorded 798 new cases to take the national tally to 37,812.

Meanwhile, a total of 34,313 patients have recovered and been discharged.

The country’s active cases now stand at 3,308.

Six of them are in a critical condition, four on ventilators, and 22 in severe condition.

So far, a total of 399,446 tests have been conducted.

Regional breakdown

Greater Accra Region - 19,320

Ashanti Region - 9,454

Western Region - 2,697

Central Region - 1,553

Eastern Region - 1,483

Volta Region - 609

Western North Region - 520

Bono East Region - 511

Bono Region - 439

Northern Region - 354

Upper East Region - 282

Ahafo Region - 232

Oti Region - 199

Upper West Region - 88

Savannah Region - 62

North East Region - 9