Ogun State confirms 8 new COVID-19 cases, now 20

 Ogun State confirms 8 new COVID-19 cases, now 20

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, on Wednesday, confirmed that cases of Coronavirus in the State has risen from 12 to 20 with the confirmation of new eight cases.

It was reported on Sunday that the state confirmed it had 12 cases of COVID-19, six of whom, it said, were discharged after testing negative to the virus.

On Tuesday, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Ogun has recorded another three new cases.

Meanwhile, there was confusion when the NCDC said Ogun now has 20 confirmed cases as residents sought to know how it arrived at the figure, which they thought should be 15.

Making the clarification, Gov Abiodun in a statement on Wednesday said the NCDC transferred five cases from Lagos State to Ogun.

He said the five cases were earlier reported in Lagos State, saying Ogun now has eight new confirmed cases.

“As at 11:25 pm, 21st April 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, @NCDCgov announced 3 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ogun State.

“However, following this disclosure, the NCDC again announced the transfer of 5 more confirmed cases previously reported in Lagos State to Ogun.

“This translates to 8 new confirmed cases in Ogun State.

“Currently, the State has a total of 20 confirmed cases, having discharged 6, with 14 cases active at the moment,” Gov Abiodun clarified.

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