Seven (7) policemen in total in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region have reportedly tested positive for coronavirus.
According to a report by Mynewsgh.com the latest number is in addition to two others who initially got the virus after being exposed to infected persons who travelled by road to the region.
The report added that first batch of infections involved a policemen who was on escort duties to the Upper East Region while the other was also returning to his duty post in the same region after holidays faced same fate.
137 personnel from the Upper East Regional Police Command have so far been asked to self-isolate as their samples have been taken for testing at Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) awaiting results.
The region has so far recorded 18 cases with one death
