Governor Seyi Makinde has confirmed that the state has recorded 103 cases of coronavirus, insideoyo.com reports.
Makinde who made this known in a tweet on Friday said the state has tested 7,051 samples so far.
He said: “You may have noticed the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in Oyo State in the past few days. Between June 10 & June 18, 2020, we’ve tested 3,065 more samples due to the activation of ten community-based testing centres. The total no. of samples tested currently stands at 7,051.
“The more samples we test, the more positive cases we are likely to get. This means that COVID-19 is still very much in our midst and we need to take responsibility and follow the guidelines provided by the COVID-19 Task Force.”
Makinde, who doubles as the chairman of the state Covid-19 task force also announced how the state recorded the 103 cases across the local government areas.
Oyo East has the highest number of cases with 28 followed by Saki West local government area with 13. The total number of cases in the state stands at 764.
He said: ” The COVID-19 confirmation tests for 103 cases came back POSITIVE. The cases are from Oyo East (28), Saki West (13), Oluyole (12), Lagelu (9), Ibadan South West (9), Ibadan North (7), Ibadan South East (4), Akinyele (4), Ona Ara (3), Ibarapa North (2), Itesiwaju (2).
“Ogbomosho North (2), Oyo West (2), Atiba (1), Ido (1), Ibadan North West (1), Kajola (1), Egbeda (1), Ogbomosho South (1) Local Government Areas.
“So, the total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State today is 764.”
