The Osun State Government has discharged another Coronavirus patient, bringing the total number of active cases in the state to just one out of the 20 confirmed cases.
Rafiu Isamotu, the State Commissioner for Health, confirmed the news on Saturday, April 18. According to him, the discharged patient was one of the two patients receiving treatment at Asubiaro in Osogbo, the state capital.
Isamotu told reporters, “This afternoon, another COVID-19 patient was released from our Isolation centre, having fully recovered and tested negative twice for the virus, in compliance with the NCDC protocol. Let me on behalf of Mr Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, appeal to our people to continue to comply with the sit-at-home order & observe basic personal hygiene habits. Collectively, we shall eradicate Coronavirus in our dear State. Kudos to my colleagues in the health sector for their service to the State.”