Oyo Records New Coronavirus Case In Ibadan South West LG, Total Rises To 65

Oyo state has recorded 1 new case of Covid-19 in Ibadan South West local government as the number of confirmed cases in the state rose to 65, ngnews247.com reports.

Seyi Makinde, the state Governor and the chairman of the Covid-19 task force in the state made this known in a tweet on his verified twitter account.

He said: “The COVID-19 confirmation test for one suspected case came back POSITIVE. The case is from Ibadan South West Local Government Area. So, the total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State as at 8 PM today, is sixty-five.”

Meanwhile, Nigeria’s tally of confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 4,641 as 242 new infections were announced Monday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

The country recorded additional 10 deaths, NCDC reported.

The agency in a late evening tweet said the new cases were reported from 14 states. These are Lagos, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Ogun, Gombe, Adamawa, FCT, Ondo, Oyo, Rivers, Zamfara, Borno and Bauchi States.

The number of infections in the country has been increasing at a rapid rate.

So far, no new state has reported a case. Cases have been reported in 34 states and the FCT. Only Kogi and Cross River States are yet to report any case.

On the May 11, 242 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

Till date, 4641 cases have been confirmed, 902 cases have been discharged and 150 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

While Lagos State remains the epicentre for the disease in the country, cases in Kano and Borno States have continued to increase significantly.