Eight staff of a yet-to-be named company in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, have tested positive for Coronavirus, as fresh eight staff have just been confirmed to be positive for the virus.
This brings the number of Coronavirus cases in the said company to 38.
Governor Seyi Makinde, who doubles as the Chairman of the state’s COVID-19 Task Force, made this known on his Twitter handle, on Monday.
Governor Makinde said the test results of two suspected cases from the University College Hospital, Ibadan, who passed away and have been buried also came back positive.
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He said, “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 forty-six.
“Also, the COVID-19 confirmation tests for eleven suspected cases came back positive. Eight of these cases are from the same organisation 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.”