The government said 11 of the new cases were from the ongoing contact tracing while the remaining were from the previous cases.
The Commissioner for Health, Rafiu Isamotu, in a statement in Osogbo, said that the government might be forced to impose fresh lockdown if residents continued to flout the lockdown relaxation guidelines.
Mr Isamotu said 11 of the new cases were from the ongoing contact tracing within Ede community while the remaining were from the previous cases in Osogbo and its environs.“Sadly, today again, we have 22 new cases.“We must, therefore, take responsibility. The battle against coronavirus is not over yet.“The virus is still very much with us. We must observe precautionary measures if we must avoid community transmission.
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