UPDATE: Ondo records first confirmed case of coronavirus

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu says “We have just received confirmation of our first positive #COVIDー19 case in Ondo State this evening. The infected person is currently under isolation and will be monitored. We have activated all necessary protocol to locate all contacts and will be working closely with @NCDCgov.

Press Statement

Ondo Records First Index Case

It is with great concern that the Ondo State Government announces the first index case. A suspected case tested positive to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We thank God for His protection thus far. Ours has been a case of anxiety while we enjoyed a COVID-19 free State status. This development has, however, repudiated that enviable status even as we urge all to be vigilant and keep ourselves within the princints of measures put in place.

God help Ondo State

Donald Ojogo
Hon. Commissioner for Information and Orientation

Patient identified

Meanwhile, It has been confirmed that the first index case coronavirus in Ondo state is a military officer who is a returnee from India.

He has been in isolation since he returned and has been monitored by the medical team of the Military and our state team throughout this period.

Upon showing some symptoms, his samples were taken and the diagnosis confirmed by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control at their lab in Ede, Osun state and has been transfered to the state isolation center.