Oyo state has recorded 4 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 as the number of confirmed cases in the state is now 59, insideoyo.com reports.
Seyi Makinde, the state governor and the chairman of the Covid-19 task force committee in Oyo made this known in a tweet on his verified twitter account.
He said: “The COVID-19 confirmation tests for four suspected cases came back POSITIVE. So, the total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State is fifty-nine.”
Meanwhile, Nigeria, on Friday, recorded 386 cases of COVID-19, its highest daily figure since the country recorded its first case in February.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), with Friday’s figure, the total tally of infected people in the country rose to 3,912 from 3,526 reported on Thursday evening.
The public health agency in a tweet Friday night said the new cases were reported in 20 states. These are Lagos, Kano, Katsina Federal Capital Territory (FCT) , Borno, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ogun, Plateau, Oyo, Sokoto, Rivers, Kaduna, Edo, Ebonyi, Ondo, Enugu, Imo, Gombe and Osun states.
All the reporting states already had at least a case of the virus.
As of the time of reporting, 34 states and the FCT have recorded at least a case of the disease.
There was an increase in the number of infections reported for Friday compared to 381 reported on Thursday.
NCDC said on May 8, a total of 386 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 3912 cases have been confirmed, 679 cases have been discharged and 117 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 386 new cases are reported from 20 states: Lagos – 176, Kano – 65, Katsina – 31, FCT – 20, Borno – 17, Bauchi – 15, Nasarawa – 14, Ogun – 13, Plateau – 10, Oyo – 4 Sokoto – 4, Rivers – 4, Kaduna – 3, Edo – 2, Ebonyi – 2, Ondo – 2, Enugu – 1, Imo – 1, Gombe – 1, Osun – 1.
While Lagos State remains the epicentre for the disease in the country, cases in Kano and Borno states have continued to increase significantly.
