As of April 28, 2020, 6 local government areas in Oyo have recorded cases of Covid-19 with Ibadan North topping the list, OyoAffairs has gathered.
Recall that Oyo state has 21 confirmed cases out of which 10 has been discharged after testing negative twice, 1 has been transferred, 2 has been declared dead while there are 8 active cases in the state.
For the breakdown by local government area, Ibadan North has 15 cases, Ido has 2 cases, Ibadan North West has 1 case, Ibadan South West has 1 case, Lagelu has 1 case and Oluyole has 1 case.
Analysis shows that all the 6 local government areas are in Ibadan zone.
Speaking with radio station on Wednesday morning, a political analyst and commentator, Mr Seun Ológùñdé Ibrahim said other zones have not been tested, that’s why the concentration of cases is in Ibadan zone alone.
He added that there are border towns in Oke Ogun especially Saki. He said testing needs to be carried out in those Zone too.
“You see, the reason we have concentration of cases in Ibadan is because Oke Ogun, Oyo, Ogbomoso, Ibarapa have not been tested. There are many border towns in Oke Ogun. Let the state government take the Covid-19 test to other zones too. So we can know our status and battle the deadly Covid-19 squarely.
“Especially in Saki, people are moving in and out to the neighboring countries” he said.
Also Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, made it known on Wednesday via his verified twitter account that the State will start to conduct Covid-19 Tests in other zones from next week.
OyoAffairs recalls that Oyo state is made up of 5 zones namely Ibadan, Ibarapa, Oke Ogun, Ogbomoso and Oyo.
The Covid-19 tests conducted in the state so far have been carried out in Ibadan, the state capital, neglecting other zones, an action many people have criticized.
Makinde also stated that the details of the schedule of the Covid-19 tests in other zones will be provided in due course.
He said “Also, in a bid to continue ramping up testing, from next week, we will be moving to other zones in the state to conduct tests. Details of the schedule will be provided in due course.”
Makinde also added that the state has a shortage of reagents which caused a number of pending results. But he said the state is in the process of getting more reagents.
He said “Due to a shortage of reagents required to process COVID-19 tests, we currently have a number of pending results. Of the 775 samples collected so far, 300 are awaiting results.
“We are already in the process of acquiring more reagents in the shortest possible time, to enable us clear the backlog. We appeal for patience from those who are awaiting results.”
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