Ebun Francis| Osun and Ondo state recorded thirteen new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
Twelve of the new cases were recorded in Osun, while Ondo recorded one.
The Ondo case is a police officer currently being monitored at a medical facility in the state.
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in a statement said the police officer was tested in Lagos, but came to Ondo, after which he went back to Lagos and then returned to the state for treatment.
The statement read, “Earlier today, I got news of another positive case of #COVID19 admitted to our facility in Akure.”
“The case of this individual who is a police officer is unique. He was tested in Lagos but came to Ondo state while awaiting his results.
“Upon receiving a positive result he claimed to have returned back to Lagos. According to him, he waited a few days in Lagos to be picked up. When this failed, he panicked and rushed back to Akure for treatment.
“While we appreciate the confidence reposed in our facilities, We do find it most reckless on the part of the officer of the Law to risk the lives of others.”
Akeredolu who expressed disappointment “in the level of porosity of the entry points to the state”, said the police officer “should know better”.
“I have contacted the commissioner of police to double up on securing our entry points,” he added.
Also on Saturday, the Osun government said 12 persons tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 167 fresh coronavirus tests it conducted.
According to Rafiu Isamotu, the commissioner for health, the 12 new cases were recorded in Osogbo, Ife, Ede, Ikire and Ejigbo.
The commissioner revealed that the tests were carried out in the last two weeks of the lockdown.
This brings the number of active COVID-19 cases in Osun to 13.
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