Oyo Govt Discharges 169 Coronavirus Patients, Records 76 New Cases, 1 Death

Oyo state has discharged 169 patients of coronavirus having tested negative twice and recorded one death.

This brings the number of discharged patients in the state to 508 while the number of Covid-19 related death is now 10.

The state Governor, Seyi Makinde made this known in a tweet on his verified twitter account on Friday night.

He said “169 confirmed COVID-19 cases received their second NEGATIVE test results and have been discharged. This brings the number of discharged cases in Oyo State to 508.

“Sadly, we had one COVID-19 related death. So, the number of deaths in Oyo State is ten.”

Makinde who is the chairman of the state Covid-19 task force also said that the state recorded 76 new cases which brings the number of confirmed cases to 1264.

He added that one of the two inconclusive tests of members of the executive council returned positive.

He said: “Also, the COVID-19 confirmation tests for seventy-six suspected cases came back POSITIVE. The cases are from Ibadan SW (35), Oluyole (12), Ibadan N (12), Egbeda (4), Ibadan NW (3), Lagelu (2), Ibadan SE (2), Ibadan NE (2), Akinyele (1), Saki W (1), Ona Ara (1) & Ido (1) LGAs.

“Of the two inconclusive results for members of the Oyo State Executive Council, one retest came back positive.

“Please keep following the guidelines of the COVID-19 Task Force to ensure that we slow down the spread of coronavirus in our state. Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, wear face masks in public places and maintain proper social distancing.”