By our reporter| The Oyo State Covid-19 Task Force on Saturday confirmed that the state has recorded another positive case of Covid-19, bringing to nine, the total of positive cases in the state.
The Acting Chairman of the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force, Temitope Alonge, in a statement said the latest case is a close contact of the second confirmed case who subsequently developed symptoms.
According to the statement, the patient has been moved to one of the isolation centres in the state, while activities at the Emergency Operations Centre, (EOC) are being ramped up and reviewed to meet the evolving nature of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“With the index case in the state already discharged, the other seven cases remain stable,” Mr Alonge said.
According to the statement, the diagnostic centre located inside the University College Hospital has commenced full and timely testing of samples, while it is committed to a turnaround time of less than 24 hours to provide results for samples taken.
“His Excellency is pleased at the progress that has been made at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Olodo, Ibadan with the training of key personnel and the readiness of the centre to receive patients starting from Monday the April 6,” the statement read.
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