COVID-19 Update: Osun Records New Infections

Osun State on Sunday recorded 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections, a situation which brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 1,805.

News reports that a total of 1,401 cases accounting for about 78 percent of the caseload have also been successfully managed by the State.

This recent update was disclosed through the data published on Sunday as part of the daily update routines of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Meanwhile, 506 new confirmed cases and 20 deaths were recorded from 20 states in Nigeria, which included: Ondo (90), Kwara (89), Rivers (53), Borno (45), Gombe (32), FCT (28), Imo (26), Ogun (25), Lagos (22), Kaduna (14), Kano (14), Edo (13), Osun (11), Cross River (10), Yobe (9), Ekiti (7), Kebbi (6), Nasarawa (6), Oyo (5), and Jigawa (1).

Till date, 139748 cases have been confirmed, 113525 cases have been discharged and 1667 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

Recall that the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu had earlier revealed that there was a high chance of the number of positive cases increasing when the state commences testing in local governments.