Oyo records first case of coronavirus

The Oyo State government on Sunday morning announced that it has recorded its first case of the dreaded COVID-19 disease, otherwise known as Coronavirus.

This brings the total cases in Nigeria to 26 as 10 new cases were confirmed on Saturday by the Federal Federal Ministry of Health, and another three on Sunday morning in Lagos.

The state Governor, Seyi Makinde, made the confirmation in a statement on Sunday morning.

The statement read, “The COVID-19 confirmation test for the suspected case at Bodija has come back positive. The result was released at 17:35pm of March 21, 2020.

“A follow-up on the Ekiti COVID-19 case revealed that the deceased was picked up directly from Lagos Airport to a private apartment in Ona Ara Local Government Area.

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“The health authorities have contacted the family concerned and the community has been alerted for intensified contact tracing and self-isolation of identified close contacts. The information given that he stayed in some hotels in Ibadan has been found to be false.

“Another returnee from Texas, USA, has also been identified at Oluyole Local Government Area. She has been kept in self-isolation with close monitoring by the State Epidemiological Team. All recent returnees are again urged to identify themselves to Ministry Officials and self-isolate for 14 days.”

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