COVID-19: Victory in Oyo as state government discharges 1 patient
- One coronavirus patient has been discharged in Oyo state
- This was revealed on Saturday, April 11, by the state's task force on COVID-19
- The task force also disclosed that the number of discharged patients of the disease in the state is now six
The Oyo state government on Saturday, April 11, recorded another victory over the global pandemic called coronavirus as it discharged one of the patients who earlier tested positive for the disease.
According to the state's coronavirus task force in Ibadan, this development brings the number of discharged patients in Oyo to six, Vanguard reports.
The task force also revealed that one confirmed case requested a transfer to Lagos, making the number of active cases in the state four.
In an earlier post, Legit.ng reported that Oyo state has discharged three coronavirus patients who had been healed of their sickness.
This was confirmed by the state governor, Seyi Makinde, on Friday, April 10. Governor Makinde said the patients were discharged after they received their second negative coronavirus test results from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
According to the governor, "this brings the number of discharged cases in Oyo State to five. So, there are currently six active cases".
The governor also maintained that the partial lockdown that he had imposed on the state remains intact.
The governor also maintained that the partial lockdown that he had imposed on the state remains intact.
"All previously announced measures to prevent, contain and control the spread of COVID-19 in Oyo State, remain in place,'' Governor Seyi Makinde said.
"Also, interstate transportation into and out of the state remains suspended except vehicles carrying food items, medical, pharmace*tical and petroleum products," Governor Makinde said.
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He urged Oyo residents to keep following the directives of the state's COVID-19 Task Force, wash their hands with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer regularly and also continue to maintain social distancing.
Legit.ng noted that Governor Makinde of Oyo state recently recovered from the coronavirus after testing negative for the disease a second time.
Makinde broke the news in a tweet late on Sunday, April 5 and thanked the people of the state for their prayers.
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