Oyo Confirms 3 New Cases Of COVID-19

Oyo state Governor Oluseyi Makinde has announced that three new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the State increasing the active cases in the state to nine

The governor, disclosed this in a tweet on Saturday night, he also announced that a total 610 samples have been collected so far in the State.

“The COVID-19 confirmation test for three suspected cases from the University College Hospital, Ibadan, came back POSITIVE, today. So, there are currently nine active cases in Oyo State.

OYO STATE COVID-19 TASK FORCE UPDATE (APRIL 25, 2020)

1. The COVID-19 confirmation test for three suspected cases from the University College Hospital, Ibadan, came back POSITIVE, today. So, there are currently nine active cases in Oyo State. pic.twitter.com/4umq4MBfBY

— Seyi Makinde (@seyiamakinde) April 25, 2020

“A total of 610 samples have been collected so far in Oyo State. 453 of these samples were collected at the COVID-19 drive-through/walk-through testing centre at Adamasingba Stadium. Testing is still ongoing at center,” his tweet read at 11:50 pm.

He added: “We urge the following categories of people who have not already done so, to call the Emergency Operations Centre on 08095394000 / 08095863000 / 08078288999 / 08078288800, for the ongoing drive-through/walk-through testing at Adamasingba Stadium;
a) People who believe they could have come into contact with a COVID-19 case in Oyo State;
b) People who returned to Nigeria from abroad within the last one month and their contacts;
c) People with respiratory symptoms and
d) Healthcare workers who have been in contact with the high-risk groups, above.”

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