Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has confirmed that one of the state’s fleeing COVID-19 positive patient is a 10-year-old boy.
Makinde noted that eyewitnesses claimed the boy boarded a bus-bound for Sokoto.
The governor disclosed this in a series of tweets on his verified Twitter handle early hours of Thursday.
He said the state COVID-19 Task Force has confirmed eight new COVID-19 positive cases in the state, bringing the number of positive cases in the state to 52.
He added that two COVID-19 cases undergoing treatment in the state facility had been discharged after their confirmatory tests came back negative.
“The COVID-19 confirmation tests of eight new cases just came back positive from the laboratory, tonight. This increases the number of confirmed cases in Oyo State to 52,” he wrote.
“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.
Meanwhile, the governor has disclosed that one of the two cases that absconded was a 10-year-old boy. According to him, the boy and one other escaped before being admitted to the isolation centre.
“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.”
