Medical Express Ghana has recorded its first death from Mpox, health authorities confirmed Sunday, amid a sharp rise in new infections in the West African country. Twenty-three new cases have been confirmed in the past week, bringing the total number of infections to 257 since the virus was first detected in Ghana in June 2022.
The latest figure marks the highest weekly increase since the outbreak began and the first fatality recorded in the country.
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh told AFP “that the situation is under control.”