Eight Guineans and two Burkinabes tested positive for Covid-19 in the Northern region.
The patients traveled from Burkina Faso and Togo respectively through unapproved routes into Ghana.
They then lodged at a hotel in Tamale for a couple of days before two of them were picked following a tip-off by residents.
The Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed has said samples of the patients were sent to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and the results came back positive.
Meanwhile, one of the Guinean covid-19 patients , a lady who tested positive in Tamale has reportedly escaped.
There is currently a manhunt by the security to arrest her after she scaled the wall of the guesthouse being used as a quarantine center.
