Osun State Government on Tuesday said it was expecting the results of 30 samples traced to some new coronavirus cases in the state.
The government also said that three health workers that had initially tested positive for coronavirus, have tested negative once, while the results of 14 suspected cases that were subjected to test on Sunday all returned negative.
The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, in a statement, explained that the samples were collected over the weekend in Ejigbo, Osu, Ife East, Ilesa and Ede areas of the state. He added that the samples had been sent to the African Centre of Excellence in Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Ede.According to him, all 24 contacts of the cases were located by the state COVID-19 Taskforce Committee.
“Apart from the 24 samples, residents also called the team for suspected cases and in the process, those samples were collected. So, the total samples collected to which we are awaiting result is 30. “Also, our three health workers who initially tested positive, have now tested negative once. But in line with NCDC protocol, they have to test negative twice before they can be affirmed ready to join the society and resume their normal lives. So, their samples will be taken again for another test after 48 hours,” Isamotu said.
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