Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has narrated how a 10-year-old boy allegedly fled to the northern part of the country after testing positive for COVID-19 in Oyo.

Makinde, who disclosed this via his official Twitter handle on Thursday, May 7th, 2020, confirmed eight new COVID-19 positive cases in the state.

He said,

We also have a further update on the two absconded cases reported earlier today. They absconded before being admitted to any of our isolation centres.

After intensive contact tracing, one of them has been found and admitted to the Infectious Diseases Centre, Olodo, Ibadan.

The other is a 10-year-old boy who, eyewitnesses claimed, boarded a north-bound vehicle. His details had been sent to the Sokoto State PHEOC. Contact tracing is still ongoing.

With the latest eight confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Oyo State, the total number of infections in the state becomes 52.

Makinde also disclosed that two coronavirus (COVID-19) patients who were undergoing treatment in the state isolation facility have been discharged.

Makinde wrote,

The COVID-19 confirmation tests of eight new cases just came back positive from the laboratory. This increases the number of confirmed cases in Oyo State to 52.

Two confirmed COVID-19 patients were discharged from the Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo after receiving their second negative test results. This brings the number of discharged cases in Oyo State to 13.

The governor appealed to the general public to immediately call the Emergency Operations Centre on any of the designated telephone numbers, if they spot travellers from other states arriving in their communities.

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