over 770 health workers contracted covid-19 disease because of lack of ppes. who announced independent evaluation of the world's response to covid-19 pandemic. nmimr kept track of persons who were discharged under the new covid-19 discharge protocols. private medical practitioners raised red flags over how the country is managing covid-19 after its first outbreak. about 2,065 health workers tested positive for covid-19 in ghana. 24 health workers tested positive for covid-19 in the ahafo region. this was disclosed by the regional director at an interview. one nursing training school in the western region recorded covid-19 cases. six staff of the northern regional health directorate contracted the virus. also, 22 staff were infected by the virus. 32 health workers also contracted the virus at the tth. about 254 staff of kath were reported to have tested positive of the virus since its outbreak in ghana. nine out of 95 nurses who went to barbados for two years to work tested positive for the virus. 231 health workers in the bono region recovered from covid-19 after they tested positive for the virus. nmimr tested the efficacy of covid-19 pcr detection kit that is claimed to be used for testing entrants when the airport reopens. 7 out of the 12 nurses who arrived from barbados on 30 july after testing positive for the virus recovered. a member of the covid-19 burial team and his spouse tested positive for covid-19. 3,580 health workers were claimed by the ghs to have contracted covid-19. 15 health workers tested positive for the virus, and a nurse in the upper east region died of the virus. a nurse also recovered from the virus and donated some items to newborns. about 840 nurses were claimed to have contracted covid-19 in the country. the registered nurses and midwives association in ghana claimed four of its members died from covid-19. they appealed for the testing of their staff for the virus. they also disclosed majority of health centres do not observe the protocols. 789 health workers were claimed to have tested positive for the virus in two months. dr okoe-boye claimed health workers would be among the initial group to take the covid-19 vaccine. six mortuary workers were claimed to have died from the virus between december 2020 and january 2021. the registered nurses and midwives association in ghana revealed 20 of its staff tested positive for the virus in ashanti region. about 36 nurses at kath tested positive for the virus. the association also claimed 50 staff contracted covid-19 in the volta region. about 214 health workers were claimed to have tested positive for the virus in the northern region. about 327 health workers tested positive for the virus in bono east region. about 60 health workers contracted covid-19 in savelugu hospital, the facility was closed. two health workers died of the virus in upper east region. according to the gma, more than 450 dentists and doctors contracted the virus and 7 passed. 10 doctors at ugmc tested positive for the virus. 710 health workers tested positive for the virus in greater accra region with four deaths. notable covid-19 deaths the following notable people died of covid-19: jacob plange-rhule kwadwo owusu afriyie anthony kobina kurentsir sam, municipal chief executive of sekondi/takoradi ma joshua kyeremeh alhaji mustapha oti boateng, the ceo of chocho industries. nanabanyin pratt, the brother of kwesi pratt. leonard gikunu, the head of corporate finance at fidelity bank. frances awua-kyeremanten, senior female staff of ashesi university. philip odei asare, md of best point savings and loans. amoako tuffour, politician. georgette ami dede djaba, politician. samuel mensah, a rapper and ceo of uncle john's bakery. kwasi sainti baffoe-bonnie, ceo of radio gold. samuel akpatsu, senior broker officer of kek reinsurance brokers limited. bhagwan ramchand khubchandani, owner of melcom group of companies. naa adoley ankrah, head of hr at prudential bank. professor george asumeng koffuor, a pharmacologist. josephine baiden agyarko, widow of emmanuel agyarko fred afortey armah, police inspector at bono regional crime investigative department. michael vierra, chief superintendent of gps. joshua mahamadu hamidu, former chief of defence staff peter matlare, deputy chief executive officer of absa group limited and chief executive responsible for absa regional operations, ghana's rank in africa and world in june 2020, ghana was ranked as the country with the fourth-highest number of covid-19 cases in africa with 12,929 cases. ghana was ranked as the 'best' responsive country in africa on covid-19 prevention measures and other factors in a report by yicai media group. in october 2020, in a survey, about 3% of ghanaian participants were scared their companies would not survive the covid-19 crisis. in october 2020, the finance minister claimed ghana was among the 'best' 3 countries in the world to have managed the crisis during the pandemic. in january 2021, ghana was ranked as the 41st 'best' in the world in covid-19 response by an australian think tank. ghana and south korea were claimed to be the countries that got it 'right' concerning the ways of handling the virus. more than 23 travel and tour agencies closed down in kumasi due to the impact of the pandemic. covid-19 and jobs ghana trades union congress (tuc), revealed an estimated 100,000 job losses in the formal sector and 400,000 in the informal sector after a market research. all these jobs were lost in less than 6 months after the first covid-19 case in march, 2020. the minister of employment and labor relations claimed the jobs of about 11.2 million people in ghana were affected due to the covid-19 pandemic. according to reports from gss, about 48,998 businesses in ghana closed down during the 3-month lock down due to covid-19. according to a survey from gss in partnership with world bank and undp, about 42,000 employees were laid off and 770,000 workers' had reduction in their wages during the partial lock down. about 500 workers lost their jobs due to the cancellation of oil and gas contracts caused by the outbreak of covid-19. according to the chief labor officer at the ministry of employment and labor relations, more than 7,000 workers lost their jobs from april to june in the public sector. according to the ceo of ghana employers association, businesses would boost employment in ghana if the virus stood under control. some businesses in the hospitality industry were concerned about the new covid-19 infections because it might bring job losses. a project coordinator under ilo warned against the decrease of employees due to the impact of the pandemic. there was no lost of job in public sector workers amid the impact of the pandemic. according to a report, lock down in the country affected workers hard. more than 300 employees of aviation handling service ghana were sent home due to the impact of the pandemic. according to a survey, about 50% of ghanaians lost their source of income due to the pandemic.