Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has revealed that the total number of active cases of coronavirus in the state has increased to seven.
The Governor revealed this today while giving the update of the deadly disease in the state.
Makinde explained, “One of the two positive COVID-19 cases confirmed yesterday, is from Yemetu and the other is a returnee from the United States who is based in Ikolaba. During the COVID-19 Task Force meeting today, we were informed that two more tests came back positive. So, we have four new cases from the tests being conducted at Adamasingba Stadium. This brings the number of active cases in Oyo State to seven. It has been our aspiration to test a lot more people and we think as we do this mass testing, we can see the pattern of the virus within our environment and from those results, we can implement appropriate measures designed to deal with the situation”
The Governor pointed out that one of the measures being considered to prevent, contain and control the spread of COVID-19 in the state is the compulsory use of face masks in public.
“The Oyo State Government will produce an initial one million cloth face masks to kick start the mask in public places policy for Oyo State. 100 tailors will be commissioned by Monday, the 20th of April, 2020 to make 10,000 face masks each”, the governor added.
