By Toba Adedeji, Osogbo
Osun State has recorded two new Coronavirus cases.
They are the wife and son of a patient who died of the virus.
The mother and son tested positive to the virus, bringing the state’s total to 36.
A statement on Sunday in Osogbo, the state capital, by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola’s Chief Press Secretary Ismail Omipidan announced the new cases.
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It quoted Health Commissioner Dr. Rafiu Isamotu as saying the two new cases were confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday.
“Last night (Saturday), we received results of 53 samples we sent to the NCDC-accredited Testing Centre for evaluation, out of which two 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.”
Isamotu noted that with the development, Osun had 36 confirmed cases, 10 of them active.
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