Oyo state government has confirmed another case of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed case to eighteen.
Governor Seyi Makinde, the head of Oyo COVID-19 taskforce stated this in a series of tweets on Friday.
He said a total of 453 tests have been conducted at the COVID-19 drive-through/walk-through testing centre at Adamasingba Stadium.
OYO STATE COVID-19 TASK FORCE UPDATE (APRIL 24, 2020)
— Seyi Makinde (@seyiamakinde) April 24, 2020
1. The COVID-19 confirmation test for one suspected case came back POSITIVE, today. This brings the number of active cases in Oyo State to six. pic.twitter.com/SDcX3eqNbd
On Wednesday, the government announced the first COVID-19-related death. The patient died at the University College Hospital before the result of his confirmation test for the virus came out.