OSUN STATE said it has recorded two new cases of Coronavirus. They were the widow and son of a previous patient discovered in Ile-Ife, who died last week.
Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu who confirmed this on Sunday, said the new cases were confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) on Saturday night.
“Last night, we received results of 53 samples sent to the NCDC-accredited testing centre for evaluation.
“Out of them, two tested positive and 51 returned negative.
“The two positive cases are widow and son of a previously confirmed case in Ife, who died last week.
“They are currently receiving treatment at our isolation centre,” he said.
With the development, Isamotu said the state now has 36 confirmed cases.
Out of the 36 cases, 22 had been discharged, while three died.
