Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State today declared that the COVID-19 confirmation tests for 30 suspected cases in the state came back positive, saying that 27 cases are from iSON Xperiences and one each from Ibadan South West, Ibadan South East and Oluyole Local Govt Areas.
Makinde, who made this declaration while given update on Coronavirus in the state added, “the total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State as at 5.30pm today is 233”.
“Nine confirmed COVID-19 patients have received their second negative test results and have been discharged. This brings the number of discharged cases in Oyo State to fifty-eight”, the governor revealed.
However, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), while the state has lost four patients to the virus, currently, it has 171 patients on admission.