Afia Ohemeng
An elderly man who died of the novel coronavirus at the Ridge Hospital in Accra is said to be the father of a popular Ghanaian musician.
His death brought the number of COVID-19-related deaths in Ghana to 4.
Sources at the hospital said that the deceased was taken to the facility on Thursday showing symptoms of the virus.
His son, a popular Ghanaian musician, however, failed to immediately disclose the travel history of the deceased following the admission of his father who had recently returned from a trip to the United States.
This delayed the attention he should have been given. He was, however, admitted to the resuscitation centre but he died before the results of a COVID-19 test which he tested positive for was ready.
The body of the deceased is still at a temporary morgue at the emergency centre of the Ridge Hospital.
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— Tutankhamun. (@Obiba_) March 27, 2020
Meanwhile, the deceased is said to have come into contact with some health workers who may not have known of his infection earlier.
About 15 of the health workers who were on duty at the time are expected to be taken through self-isolation while contact tracing begins.
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TWITTER USER DISCLOSES MUSICIAN
Twitter- the app that keeps on giving. In a shocking post, one Twitter user disclosed the identity of the musician whose father passed on some hours ago.
According to @ankamagyimi, the musician is the former President of MUSIGA, Obour.
So they’re alleging that Obour took his father to Ridge hospital that he was sick
The man was infected with Coronavirus and he didn’t tell anyone that his dad has got coronavirus
The man is dead and now the nurses, doctors and other patients will be infected as well
Jezzz 🤦🏻♂️
— Kelewele Joint 🍟 (@Ankamagyimi) March 27, 2020
This has not yet been confirmed by Ridge hospital or the musician himself.
Hospital authorities are also preparing to disinfect the emergency centre.
The authorities are said to be waiting for the National COVID-19 Response Team to take the necessary steps before getting the body moved.
Ghana has so far recorded 137 COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths with two recoveries.
The Ghana Health Service’s website has confirmed the deaths adding that all four had underlying chronic medical conditions.
