Osun State has recorded two new coronavirus cases as wife and son of patient who died of the virus tested positive bringing the toll of the state to 36.
The wife and son of a patient who died of coronavirus in Osun state have tested positive.The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Mr. Ismail Omipidan, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
He noted the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, said the two new cases were confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC last night.His words: “Last night, we received results of 53 samples we sent to the NCDC accredited Testing Centre for evaluation, out of which 2 tested positive and 51 returned negative.
“The two positive cases are wife and son of a previously confirmed case in Ife, who died last week. They are currently receiving treatment at our Isolation Centre,” he said.
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