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Oyo State recorded one coronavirus death on Wednesday, bring the total number of deaths from the disease in the state to nine.
Governor Seyi Makinde disclosed this on Thursday via a post on Twitter.
The governor also revealed that the confirmation tests for 56 suspected cases came back positive. The development brings the total number of confirmed infections in the state to 661.
“The COVID-19 confirmation tests for fifty-six suspected cases came back POSITIVE. The cases are from Saki W (14), Oluyole (9), Ibadan N (6), Akinyele (10), Ibadan SE (5), Ibadan SW (4), Ibadan NW (2), Atisbo (1), Saki E (1) Ido (1), Ona Ara (1), Ibarapa N (1), Egbeda (1) LGAs.
“So, the total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State today is 661.
“If you have any strange fevers, sudden loss of taste/smell or other known COVID-19 symptoms, please visit the nearest community-based testing centre to get tested,” Makinde said.
According to data obtained from the website of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Oyo State has 410 active coronavirus cases, while 242 patients have recovered and discharged.