The wife and son of a deceased person who died from COVID-19 complications have also tested positive to the virus in Osun State on Sunday.
This was announced by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor of the state, Ismail Omipidan in a statement on Sunday.
The Chief Press Secretary also disclosed that the total number of infection in the state is now 36 as at the time of the statement.
Omipidan said:
“Last night (Saturday), we received results of 53 samples we sent to the NCDC-accredited Testing Centre for evaluation, out of which two tested positive and 51 returned negative.
“The two positive cases are wife and son of a previously confirmed case in Ife, who died last week. They are currently receiving treatment at our Isolation Centre.”
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