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Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker has revealed the 104 coronavirus cases recorded in the state on Tuesday June 9, was from a single company in the state.
Recall on Tuesday night, data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that 104 COVID-19 cases were confirmed; the highest single-day record in the state.
Coker told The Punch all the 104 COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic.
“104 cases are from a single site and they are all asymptomatic. 108 new cases, 104 from Sagamu, three from Abeokuta south and one from Yewa south,” said the health commissioner.
The Cable reports Remmy Hazzan, special adviser to the government on public communications, who also confirmed the incident reportedly said some members of staff of some companies in Sagamu were made to undergo COVID-19 test when it was discovered that they were flouting the safety guidelines issued to curtail the disease.
He reportedly said the surge in the number of cases in the state was not “a reflection of community spread of the virus”.
Asked if the recent cases would change plans to reopen worship centres in the state, Hazzan was quoted as saying the government “will not go back on its plan”.
Dapo Abiodun, the governor, had said the state would review suggested guidelines on the reopening of religious centres.
Abiodun said the government had recently taken written submissions and met with religious leaders to discuss modalities for the reopening of the worship centres.
He said a sub-committee would review the submissions and it was expected to submit its report on or before June 12, and that he would unveil the reports and suggested guidelines of the committee to the public in his next briefing.
“The June 12 deadline for the submission of the guidelines is to enable the gradual opening of religious activities to tentatively commence on June 19, subject to the review of preparedness by our churches and mosques to the new normal,” he had said.
As at Wednesday June 10, a total of 13,873 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the country, 4,351 discharged and 382 deaths.
NCDC situation report disclosed Ogun has 475 COVID-19 cases, 214 recoveries and 13 deaths.
