The Ghana Medical Association, GMA, has expressed worry following the significant rise in COVID-19-related deaths and critical illness among the population.

The Association says the trend does not look good, as health facilities at the moment seem overstretched.

The General Secretary of the association, Dr. Justice Yankson, said most of the country’s Intensive Care Units and High Dependency Units are full to capacity, making it difficult to accommodate more COVID-19 patients.

He said the situation, among other things, is due to the highly contagious nature of the delta variant and the lack of public adherence to the preventive protocols.

Ghana is believed to be experiencing a third wave of COVDI-19 following an astronomical increase in active cases.

From barely 1,000 active cases about two months ago, there are over 6,922 active cases with 880 total deaths as of August 6, 2021.

The number of deaths indicate that in just a few days in August, at least 26 people have succumbed to the virus.

According to Dr. Yankson, the situation is extremely worrying.

He believes that the reason for the development includes late reporting to health facilities for treatment and challenges in accessing ICUs for COVID-19 treatment.