10 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Oyo State, the State Governor, Seyi Makinde said.
The Governor made this known via his Twitter, shortly after eight new infection cases in the state were announced by the Nigerian Center for Disease Control on Friday night.
The NCDC announced two cases on Thursday night in the state, which made the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state to 31 with nine recoveries and two deaths.
According to the Governor, one of the new cases was a doctor at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. He recently returned from Kano State.
Another is an operative of the State Security Service, six Togolese citizens. He said all tested positive for the virus and were receiving treatment at the state Isolation Centre.
The Governor’s tweet read in part, “We have started receiving results of pending COVID-19 confirmation tests. Two tests came back positive late last night. One from a UCH doctor who returned from Kano and another is a worker with the State Security Service.
“Another eight tests came back positive today. Of the eight newly confirmed cases, six are Togolese nationals and the remaining two are Oyo State residents in Ogbomoso.
“In addition to the case recorded in Lagos which was announced yesterday, another confirmed case recorded in Kano is also being managed in Oyo State. This brings the number of active cases in Oyo State to twenty.”
