COVID-19: Oyo Confirms 43 New Cases, Discharges Two Patients

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday revealed that the state has recorded forty-three new cases of Coronavirus.

Governor Makinde announced the development on his verified Facebook account on Thursday.

According to the Oyo State Governor, the state has discharged two patients who are free of the virus and the 811 patients have recovered from Coronavirus.

He further stated that the total number of confirmed cases in the state has risen to 1573.

Makinde said, “2 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 811.”

“Also, the COVID-19 confirmation tests for forty-three suspected cases came back POSITIVE.”

“The cases are from Ibadan North (9), Ido (8), Oluyole (6), Ibadan South East (5), Lagelu (3), Ibadan South West (3), Ibadan North East (3), Ona Ara (2), Ibadan North West (2) and Akinyele (2) Local Government Areas. So, the total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State today is 1573.”