The 110 Ivorian returnees released and index case discharged in Osun State. Speaking at a press briefing on Sunday, the Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, revealed that the 110 Ivorian returnees who were held in isolation upon their entry into Nigeria have been released by the state government.
Also, the first confirmed case of the coronavirus in the state has been discharged after making full recovery.
He said, “Upon their arrival in the state, as a proactive measure, we immediately quarantined them at an isolation centre in Ejigbo.
“We later discovered upon profiling that some of these returnees are indigenes and residents of other states such as Oyo, Lagos, Ogun, Imo, Edo, Delta and Abia, among others.
“Of the 127 isolated and tested returnees, 17 tested positive for Coronavirus while 110 returned negative. Of the 17, we also have persons from other states.
“Those who tested positive are undergoing adequate and proper treatment at our care centre and are all stable.
“The 110 whose results came back negative have been released to join their families.”