Oyo discharges second coronavirus patient

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, said on Saturday night another coronavirus patient had been discharged in the state.

Makinde stated this while giving an update on COVID-19 cases in the state, adding that the patient was discharged after testing negative to the disease twice.

He added that a coronavirus patient undergoing treatment in the state has requested to be transferred to Lagos State.

The governor said: “One confirmed COVID-19 patient was discharged after receiving their second negative test result. This brings the number of discharged cases in Oyo State to six.

“Another confirmed case requested a transfer to Lagos. So, there are currently four active cases in the state.”

The governor commended Nigerians for the donations made to the state in its battle against coronavirus.

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“We received a donation of 2,000 test kits from The Citizen for Citizen Initiative led by Mrs. Ibukun Awosika. This will be used in our planned drive-through and walk-through tests from next week,” he added.

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