Breaking: Ondo Announces First Coronavirus Case

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Ondo State has recorded its first case of coronavirus.

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu disclosed this on his Twitter handle, @RotimiAkeredolu, this evening.

The governor said the patient is a military officer who recently returned from India and had been under supervised quarantine.

He said immediately the patient showed symptoms of coronavirus, his samples were taken for analysis at the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control laboratory in Ede, Osun State.

The governor tweeted, “We have just received confirmation of our first positive #COVIDー19 case in Ondo State this evening. The infected person is currently under isolation and will be monitored. We have activated all necessary protocol to locate all contacts and will be working closely with @NCDCgov.

“The index case is a military officer who was a returnee from India. He has been in isolation since he returned and has been monitored by the medical team of the Military and our state team throughout this period.

“Upon showing some symptoms, his samples were taken and the diagnosis confirmed by @NCDCgov at their lab in Ede. We have now commenced the transfer of the officer to the state isolation center.”