Oyo state government has confirmed another case of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed case to 18.
Governor Seyi Makinde, the head of Oyo COVID-19 taskforce stated this in a series of tweets on Friday.
He also said a total of 453 tests have been conducted at the COVID-19 drive-through/walk-through testing centre at Adamasingba Stadium.
OYO STATE COVID-19 TASK FORCE UPDATE (APRIL 24, 2020)
1. The COVID-19 confirmation test for one suspected case came back POSITIVE, today. This brings the number of active cases in Oyo State to six. pic.twitter.com/SDcX3eqNbd
— Seyi Makinde (@seyiamakinde) April 24, 2020
As at Friday April 24th, Oyo state has 18 confirmed cases of COVID-19, out of which 1 person died, 1 person was transferred to Lagos.
Ten persons were also discharged after testing negative twice while there are now 6 active cases in the state.