Àwọn ọ̀ran àkọ́kọ́ méjì tí ó jẹmọ́ ajakaye-arun COVID-19 ni ilẹ̀ Ghana ṣelẹ̀ ní ọjọ́ 12 Oṣù Kẹwa 2020, nigbati àwọn eniyan meji pada lati Nọ́rwèy àti Tọ́kì. Ni ọjọ 12 Oṣu Kini ọjọ 2020, Ajo Agbaye fun Ilera (WHO) fidi rẹ mulẹ pe coronavirus aramada ni fa ti aisan ìmín ninu akopọ àwọn ènìyàn ni Wuhan City, Agbegbe Hubei, China, eyiti o royin fun WHO ni Oṣu Kẹjọ Ọjọ 31 Oṣu keji ọdun 2019. Ìpín ìṣàìsí àìsàn fun COVID-19 ti kéré púpọ̀ ju SARS ti 2003 lọ, ṣùgbọ́n ìkóràn àìsàn naa ti pọ̀ jú lọ, pẹ̀lú iku lapapọ lapapọ. Àdàkọ:COVID-19 pandemic data/Ghana medical cases chart "COVID-19 Updates | Ghana". ghanahealthservice.org. Retrieved 2020-05-17.  Reynolds (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". https://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-coronavirus.