The confirmed cases of coronavirus [COVID-19] disease in Oyo State has risen to 64.

The cases are spread across 15 of the 68 local government council areas and local council development areas in the state.

Governor Seyi Makinde in an update on his verified Twitter handle, on Saturday, listed the affected local government councils and LCDAs to include Ibadan North, Egbeda, Oluyole, Akinyele and Ibadan South East.

Makinde said Ibadan North topped the table with a total of 26 cases, while Egbeda local government council area came next with eight cases. Ibadan South West and Oriire followed with seven and five cases respectively.

He wrote,

”The COVID-19 confirmation tests for five suspected cases came back positive. The cases are from the following Local Government areas: Ibadan North, 2; a foreigner in Surulere, Ibadan North East, 1; and Ibadan South West, 1.

“So, the total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State is sixty-four.”

Ibadan South-East and Oluyole council areas have three cases each; Akinyele, Ido and Surulere have two COVID-19 cases each, while Ibadan North West, Ibadan North East, Lagelu, Olorunsogo, Ona Ara and Oyo East recorded one case each.

In all, 13 cases had been discharged in the state after testing negative for the virus, while two cases had died from coronavirus-related complications.