It has been revealed that among the people killed in the bloody explosion in Appiate, Bogoso, is a seven-month-old baby.
The baby, believed to be the youngest fatality, died along with 12 others after the explosion, which injured more than 50 people with varying degrees of severity.
The clinical coordinator and head of the emergency response team at Apinto Government Hospital, Dr. Joseph Darko, put the death toll at 13.
"We have yet to record a single death at our facility [today], and doctors at the other facilities have yet to record any deaths. But the numbers have not changed. It's still the 13 people who have died. Yesterday, we treated nine adults and a seven-month-old baby at the health facility," he told Eyewitness News.
While 13 people died in the blast, 59 people were also reportedly injured with varying degrees of severity by the explosion.
Dr. Joseph Darko said most of the injured people are responding to treatment.
"By and large, patients are still responding to treatment. Some have been taken to the operating room for treatment. At my facility, we have one adult and one baby. Many of them are doing well, but we have some in critical condition, but the plan is to airlift those whose injuries are very critical," the doctor added.
The Ministry of Information had earlier put the death toll at 17, but after briefings by police and other security officials and chiefs, the National Disaster Management team led by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia said 13 people had died so far, though the numbers may change as new information comes in.
Dr. Bawumia told the press Friday that some 179 families were directly affected by the incident.
"So far we have heard that at least 13 people have died. The numbers will change as we get more information. We are hearing that there are about 59 injured and 179 families directly affected by this disaster."
He assured that the government will do everything in its power to support the affected families and ensure that normalcy returns to the city.
"For its part, the government will do everything it can to support the families," he said.
Meanwhile, on behalf of the government, the Vice President visited the Bogoso Catholic Parish Relief Centre, where more than 300 of the displaced are being cared for, and donated mattresses, bags of rice and GH¢200,000 for the upkeep of the survivors.