Thirty staff of a company in Ibadan, Oyo State, have tested positive for coronavirus, Governor Seyi Makinde has disclosed.
The company, according to him, had been shut down in an urgent move to prevent the continued spread of the disease.
This, he said, was apart from another case which made the total of cases on Saturday 31.
Announcing the development on its Twitter handle on Saturday, he said the government had begun contact tracing.
The tweets read: “The COVID-19 confirmation tests for thirty-one suspected cases came back POSITIVE.
“Thirty of these cases are members of staff of the same organisation based in Ibadan South West Local Government Area.
“The organisation has been shut down and will be decontaminated.
“We urge members of the public to remain calm as the situation is under control.
“Intensified contact tracing has already commenced.
“We will give an update on any additional measures that may need to be taken.
“The remaining one case is from Egbeda Local Government Area.
“So, the total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State as at 8 p.m. today, is 107.”
