Ogun State Government has recorded another COVID-19 death bringing the total number of fatalities in the state to 17.
The Government confirmed this on Saturday, saying another set of 45 patients were discharged on Friday.
Same day, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said 23 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Ogun State.
Confirming this in a statement shared by the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Dapo Abiodun on New Media, Emmanuel Ojo, the state government disclosed that Ogun now has 756 confirmed cases.
“23 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ogun State on the 26th of June, 2020, bringing to 756, the total number of confirmed cases in the State.
“Meanwhile, 45 patients who recovered from the virus have been discharged from the State’s COVID-19 health facilities, as part of the total 498 discharged cases.
“With 17 total recorded related deaths, the State currently has 241 active cases.”