COVID-19 kills three kids at KATH
Prof. Sampson Antwi, Head of Child Health Directorate of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, has confirmed that three children have so far been killed by the dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19) virus since its outbreak in the country last year.
According to the Medical Officer, the Directorate recorded 14 cases last year, but stressed that nine new cases had been recorded in the first few weeks of 2021, bringing the total cases of the children infected by the COVID-19 to 24 at the facility.
Talking on OTEC FM’s Nyansapo morning show yesterday, Prof. Antwi expressed the fear that the situation could escalate if the current situation was not brought under total control.
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The Head of Child Health at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Prof. Sampson Antwi, has warned the public and nursing mothers in particular, to be extra careful and observe the COVID-19 safety protocols to prevent their children from getting infected.
He said the children’s treatment centre at the hospital was currently full to capacity and holding centres had also now been turned into treatment centres due to the upsurge in COVID-19 cases.
Prof. Antwi said as of Tuesday, January 26, the Child Health Directorate had recorded nine positive cases of COVID-19 with one of them succumbing to the disease.