Coronavirus: Ogun confirms 25 new cases

The Government of Ogun State said 25 new cases of Coronavirus have been recorded in the state, as earlier announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday.

Confirming the report, the Ogun State Government, in an update on its verified social media handles, said: “As of 20th May 2020, the NCDC announced that 25 COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in Ogun State, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 178.”

DAILY POST gathered that the 25 patients have been quarantined across the treatment and Isolation Centres in the State, as contact tracing continues.

It went further to say, “The State has now discharged a total of 69 patients who tested negative to the virus and are now back with their families.”

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