The Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde earlier today gave an update on the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the state. The governor gave this update in a series of tweets released on his account.
“We have received more results from pending COVID-19 confirmation tests. The result of one suspected case came back POSITIVE, on 03/05/2020, the person is based in Ibadan. The results of five suspected cases came back POSITIVE on 04/05/2020. Four of these five cases are immigrants and the last person is an Oyo State resident. The results of five suspected cases came back POSITIVE on 05/05/2020, four of these five cases are travellers from the Northern part of Nigeria and the last one is an Oyo State resident.
“Of the 33 active cases being managed by the state, two have absconded, possibly to their permanent places of residence. This brings the number of active cases in Oyo State to 31.
“Ten cases are self-isolating while twenty-one cases are being managed in the isolation centres in Oyo State; one at the University College Hospital, Ibadan & twenty in Olodo. Nineteen of these twenty cases at Olodo are asymptomatic & the last person has anosmia (loss of smell)”
Acoording to the governor, the state has taken a total of 975 samples so far, the governor also pleaded with residents to call the Emergency Operations Centre if a traveller from other states is seen arriving in your neighbourhood.