Coronavirus

Makinde Says 63 Staff Now COVID-19 Positive in Oyo Company

Ololade Adeyanju/

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, says the number of staff who have tested positive for COVID-19 in iSON Xperiences, a company based in Ibadan, the state capital, is now 63.

The company is a customer service provider in Ibadan South West Local Government Area of Ibadan metropolis.

The governor first announced on Saturday, May 16, that 30 staff from the organisation tested positive for COVID-19.

Eight more also tested positive for the disease from the same organisation on Sunday, May 17, while another 19 positive cases were recorded on Monday, May 18.

Makinde said in a statement today that an additional six members of staff from the organisation tested positive yesterday.

He said, “The COVID-19 confirmation tests for six suspected cases came back positive. All six cases are from the same organisation, iSON Xperiences in Ibadan South West Local Government Area. So, the total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State is 143.

“The company remains shut and will be decontaminated. The Emergency Operations Centre has continued intensive contact tracing to identify persons of interest linked to members of staff in the company.”

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