OGUN STATE Government
has confirmed a new case of the coronavirus in the state.
Commissioner for Health,
Dr Tomi Coker, spoke to the press
Tuesday evening in Abeokuta.
She said the case was a
62-year-old male domiciled at Sagamu area of the state who had returned from
the United Kingdom on March 17.
The commissioner disclosed
that 32 contacts had been detected – 28 healthcare givers and four family
members.
“The patient is said to
have a history of cough and was tested positive of the coronavirus. He recently
returned from the United Kingdom and the contacts were traced.
“All his contacts who are
28, healthcare giver and four members of his family, 32 altogether, we’ve been
able to contact them.”
Coker said he’s been very
responsible by isolating himself since he arrived.
“He has been transferred
to our isolation centre which is at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching
Hospital in Sagamu”.
The official urged the
public to remain calm and practise proper hygiene by regularly washing their
hands.
The federal government
earlier in the day confirmed two other cases
with total indexes put at 44 as at yesterday.
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