UCH Confirms 2 New Cases, Says They Are Cooperating With Oyo COVID-19 Taskforce

The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus at the hospital, noting that the patients are cooperating with the COVID-19 taskforce of the state.

In an updated message on Diagnosed Cases of COVID-19 in the hospital, the UCH COVID-19 team said the two cases are currently being managed by the Emergency Operations Centre. One is a member of staff, an imported case from Kano where the individual had gone on a training.

“As at 4pm, Friday, 2020, there are two new cases in Oyo State with affiliation to the hospital. The two cases are currently being managed by the Emergency Operations Centre. One is a member of staff, an imported case from Kano where the individual had gone on a training.

“The second is a staffer who took a voluntary test with the state facility at Adamasingba. They are both cooperating with Oyo State Covid-19 Task Force,” the statement reads.
InsideOyo.com recalls that the state government COVID-19 taskforce led by Governor Seyi Makinde has announced the new UCH cases as part of the overall 6 new cases in the case on Friday night.

The number of active cases in the state is now twenty.

In another development, in a message on the Workers’ day, UCH CMD, Prof. Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo, eulogized the staff of the hospital for their exemplary commitment to the eradication of the coronavirus.

He assured them that Staff welfare and patients’ comfort will remain in the front burner.