Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19 has confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 in the state.
One is the wife of the UITH patient, a UK returnee, who died last Thursday and the other is another UK returnee.
The state government made the announcement in a statement issued by Mr. Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor.
“This statement is issued at 18:33 p.m., a few minutes after the government received official confirmation of test results from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Test Centre in Ibadan.
“The government will address a news briefing tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. to give details and further measures now being taken to tackle the development,” the statement reads.