COVID-19: Oyo State confirms 76 new cases

By : NAN

Date: 29 January 2021 10:02am WAT

A driver's temperature is measured at a border between Abuja and the Nasarawa State on March 30, 2020, as he leaves to neighbouring states after Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari called for a lockdown to limit the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. - Over 20 million Nigerians on Monday scrambled to prepare for lockdown in sub-Saharan Africa's biggest city Lagos and the capital Abuja, as the continent struggled to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a two-week "cessation of all movements" in the key cities from 2200 GMT in a bid to ward off an explosion of cases in Africa's most populous country. (Photo by Kola SULAIMON / AFP)

Oyo State on Friday recorded 76 new COVID-19 cases, according to data obtained from the microsite of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new figure brings the number of confirmed cases in the state to 5, 308.

The NCDC tally indicates that the state holds the fifth spot for confirmed cases in the country.

The number of COVID-19 patients successfully managed and discharged in the state so far stands at 4, 110 while 1,122 patients are currently on admission.

NAN also reports that 76 deaths have been recorded in the state since the second wave of the virus was reported in the country.