Oyo state has recorded its first case of coronavirus, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients in Nigeria to 23.
In a statement on Sunday morning, Seyi Makinde, the governor, made this known in a tweet.
It reads: “The COVID-19 confirmation test for the suspected case at Bodija has come back POSITIVE. The result was released at 17:35 PM of March 21, 2020.”
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He said public health officials are collaborating with the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan’s team on the case.
“Oyo State Public Health Officials are collaborating with the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan’s team on the case.”
The governor added that someone who just returned from the US has been placed under isolation in Oluyole local government area.
“Another returnee from Texas, USA, has also been identified at Oluyole Local Government Area. She has been kept in self-isolation with close monitoring by the State Epidemiological Team.”
