The Commissioner for Health in Osun State, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, has disclosed that the five persons confirmed to have contracted coronavirus in the state are receiving treatment and are in stable condition.
In a chat with Daily Trust in Osogbo after the Nigeria Center for Disease Control confirmed three new cases in the state, Ismotu said the patients are doing fine.
He said the isolation center at the State Specialist Hospital, Asubiaro in Osogbo, which has just been completed for the purpose, is well equipped with necessary facilities.
He said the state has seven ventilators and that the situation was still under control.
He advised the people of Osun State not to panic.
“Yes, it is true. We have three new confirmed cases. I cannot give you more information because we have to respect the confidentiality of the patients. All I can tell you now is that they are stable and are in good condition”, Isamotu said.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, reported four new cases of coronavirus disease in the country earlier on Tuesday.
The new cases have raised the country’s total to 135.
Three of the new cases are in Osun and one in Ogun.
But Lagos remains the state with the highest numbers, 81, followed closely by 25 in Abuja.
Four new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 3 in Osun and 1 in Ogun
As at 11:15 am 31st March there are 135 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 2 deaths pic.twitter.com/6ziPXCPVMu
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 31, 2020
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