Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, says the test results of two suspected coronavirus cases from the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, who passed on and have been buried have returned positive.
The governor stated this on Monday via Twitter in an update of the state of coronavirus in Oyo.
Mr Makinde wrote: “…The COVID-19 confirmation tests for 11 suspected cases came back positive. Eight of these cases are from the same organization in Ibadan South West Local Government Area referred to in the update of May 16, 2020. One case is from Oluyole Local Government Area.
“Furthermore, the test results of two suspected cases from the University College Hospital, Ibadan, who passed away and have been buried also came back positive. So, the total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State is 118 and the total number of COVID-19 related deaths is four.”
He added: “Eighteen confirmed COVID-19 patients have received their second negative test results and have been discharged. This brings the number of discharged cases in Oyo State to 46.”
