COVID-19: 1264 confirmed, 508 discharged, 10 dead in Oyo- Makinde …Says 1 Cabinet member re-tested positive

By Dapo Falade

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has disclosed that the state, as at June 26, 2020, has 1264 confirmed cases of COVID-19, while 508 cases have been discharged and 10 deaths recorded so far from the virus.

He made the disclosure while giving an update from the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force (June 26, 2020) in a tweet on his Twitter handle, @seyimakinde, at 12:05am, today (Saturday).

The governor, in his tweet, disclosed as follows: “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;

“Also, the COVID-19 confirmation tests for 76 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) and Ido (1) LGAs. So, the total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State today is 1264;

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

“Sadly, we had one COVID-19 related death. So, the number of deaths in Oyo State is 10.”

The governor admonished the people to keep following the guidelines of the COVID-19 Task Force to ensure slowing down the spread of coronavirus in the state.

He also advised: “Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, wear face masks in public places and maintain proper social distancing.”

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