Governor Seyi Makinde has announced that 64 confirmed cases have recieved their second negative test results in Oyo state.
The governor, who is also the head of Oyo COVID-19 taskforce, stated this in a series of tweets on Friday morning.
InsideOyo.com gathered that the new development brings the number of discharged cases in Oyo State to 176.
OYO STATE COVID-19 TASK FORCE UPDATE (for June 11, 2020)
1. 64 confirmed COVID-19 cases have received their second NEGATIVE test results and have been discharged. This brings the number of discharged cases in Oyo State to 176. pic.twitter.com/kANBMqyKWr
— Seyi Makinde (@seyiamakinde) June 12, 2020
Earlier, InsideOyo.com had reported that the state recorded 36 new cases, bringing total to 434 cases.
However, Oyo state government has kicked off Community-based testing for COVID-19 in ten Local Government Areas across the state; Oluyole, Lagelu, Ibadan South East, Ibadan North, Ibadan South West, Oyo East, Itesiwaju, Ogbomoso South, Ibarapa North and Saki East.