The Oyo State COVID-19 Task force has announced its first COVID-19 patient delivery at the state Infectious disease centre, Olodo.
According to a statement released on Twitter, by Governor Seyi Makinde, both mother and child are doing very well.
The Governor announced further that the state recorded 19 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of cases in the state to 1451.
Seyi Makinde further announced two COVID-19 related deaths bringing the total number of deaths to 14.
Excerpts from the statement read;
“OYO STATE COVID-19 TASK FORCE UPDATE (for July 03, 2020)
We had our first COVID-19 patient delivery at the Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo. Mother and baby are doing well.
The COVID-19 confirmation tests for nineteen suspected cases came back POSITIVE. The cases are from Ibadan South East (3), Ibadan North (3), Akinyele (3), Lagelu (2), Oluyole (2), Ibadan North West (2), Egbeda (1), Ido (1), Ona Ara (1) and Oyo East (1) Local Government Areas.
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So, the total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State today is 1451.
Sadly, we had two COVID-19 related deaths. So, the total number of deaths in Oyo State is fourteen.
Please call the Emergency Operations Centre on 08095394000 | 08095863000 | 08078288999 | 08078288800, if you have any COVID-19 symptoms: cough, fever, tiredness, body ache, loss of smell/taste and shortness of breath.”