COVID-19 cases in Oyo now 64 —Gov Makinde

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said that 64 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 so far.

He stated this in a post on his Twitter account,@seyimakinde, on Sunday.

The governor wrote: “The COVID-19 confirmation tests for five suspected cases came back positive.

“The cases are from the following local government areas: Ibadan North (2), a foreigner in Surulere, Ibadan North East (1) and Ibadan South West (1).

“So the total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State is sixty-four.”

The governor called on the residents of the state to ensure they call the emergency operations centre, if they found travellers from other states arriving in their neighbourhood.

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He gave the following mobile lines as numbers to contact: 08095394000, 08095863000, 08078288999 or 08078288800.

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