Eight staff of a
yet-to-be named company in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area of Oyo State
have tested positive for COVID-19.
This is coming
barely two days after 30 workers in the same organisation tested positive for
the virus.
This brings the
number of Coronavirus cases in the said company to 38.
Governor Seyi
Makinde of Oyo State, who doubles as the Chairman of the state COVID-19 Task
Force, made this known on his Twitter handle on Monday.
Makinde said the
test results of two suspected cases from the University College Hospital,
Ibadan, who passed away and have been buried also came back positive.
He said, “Eighteen
confirmed COVID-19 patients have received their second negative test results
and have been discharged. This brings the number of discharged cases in Oyo
State to forty-six.
“Also, the COVID-19
confirmation tests for eleven suspected cases came back positive. Eight of
these cases are from the same organisation in Ibadan South West Local
Government Area referred to in the update of May 16, 2020. One case is from
Oluyole Local Government Area.
“Furthermore, the
test results of two suspected cases from the University College Hospital,
Ibadan, who passed away and have been buried also came back positive. So, the
total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State is 118 and the total number of
COVID-19 related deaths is four.”
0 Comments