Osun state has recorded six new cases of Coronavirus Disease taking Nigeria’s tally to 190.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its Twitter handle on Friday.
With this, Nigeria now has 190 confirmed cases of #COVID19.
Twenty of the cases have been discharged with two deaths.
Osun State, which has since declared a total lockdown, as announced by Governor Gboyega Oyetola, now has 20 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
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All the cases are among the 127 returnees from Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, who are from the state.
A member of the House of Representatives from the State, Bamidele Salam, has, however, raised the alarm that there could be a lot more to fear as the returnees, against advice, had been hosting their relatives in the dead of the night.
Meanwhile, The Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu have tested negative for the coronavirus.
The state’s commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi announced this on his official Twitter account under his #COVID19Lagos Update tweets in the early hours of Friday.
Abayomi also revealed that personal aides of the Governor and the First Lady who got tested for the Coronavirus are all negative.
The tweet reads: “I am happy to announce that #COVID19Lagos Incident Commander, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu @jidesanwoolu, the first Lady of Lagos @jokesanwoolu and their immediate family members as well as aides have all tested negative to #COVID19.”
