Nineteen more members of staff of the same company in Ibadan
South-West local government area are the latest COVID-19 cases in Oyo state.
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, confirmed this in a statement
issued just after midnight on Monday.
On Saturday, the results for 30 co-workers came back positive, while eight more workers were confirmed positive on Sunday, and with
the latest figure for Monday, 57 members of staff have now tested positive for
the virus.
“The COVID-19 confirmation tests for nineteen suspected
cases came back POSITIVE. All nineteen of these cases are from the same
organisation referred to in the updates of May 16 and 17, 2020. So, the total
number of confirmed cases in Oyo State is 137,” it read.
Although no further details were given on the company, which
has been shut down for decontamination, the governor has promised to provide
more information on the company on Tuesday.
“The details of the company in Ibadan South-West local
government area, where 38 COVID-19 cases have, so far, been confirmed in the
last two days, will be unveiled tomorrow,” he said.
“We have held back from revealing the name of the company so
as to allow the emergency operations centre gather intelligence and complete
their investigation.
“So, they will be done by tomorrow and we will be able to
give you that information so that any person who has visited the company
recently will be able to present themselves for testing.”
He added that the state will support persons interested in
self-isolation as part of efforts to ensure that its isolation centres do not
fill up beyond capacity.
“On the management of COVID-19 cases, we will continue to
allow all confirmed COVID-19 cases who are able to self-isolate at home to do
so, in order not to overwhelm the capacity of our isolation centres,” he said.
“This also ensures that the isolation centres are available
for those who need hospitalisation. However, we will keep tracking those
self-isolating using technology to prevent community spread.”
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