Sina ODUNTAN
SEYI
MAKINDE, governor of Oyo state, says he
has received a second negative test for COVID-19.
Makinde, who broke the news in a tweet late Sunday, thanked
the people of the state for their prayers.
The governor expressed gratitude to the COVID-19 Task Force
in the state, promising to resume work on Monday
“I am deeply moved by your prayers and support throughout
this period. I am so thankful. This evening, I received my second negative test
result for COVID-19. I especially thank Prof Temitope Alonge, who acted in my
stead as Head of the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force,” he tweeted.
“I am also grateful to all members of the Task Force for
their cooperation during this time. I will be resuming my responsibility as
Head of the Task Force from tomorrow.”
I am also grateful to all members of the Task Force for
their cooperation during this time. I will be resuming my responsibility as
Head of the Task Force from tomorrow.
Six days ago, Makinde had announced that he was under isolation after testing positive for the virus.
With the recovery of Makinde, the governors undergoing
treatment for the disease are two: Bala Mohammed of Bauchi and Nasir el-Rufai
of Kaduna.
There are currently 232 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in
Nigeria. Lagos has 120 cases, the highest; the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
47; and Osun, 22.
Oyo and Edo states have nine cases each; Bauchi, six, Akwa
Ibom and Kaduna, five each. Ogun has four cases; Enugu and Ekiti, two cases
each; Rivers, Benue and Ondo states have one case each.
Of the total figure, 33 patients have been discharged after
recovering from the disease while five deaths have been recorded.
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