The Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, announced that the state has discharged an additional six patients who have recovered from Coronavirus.
Mr Oyetola made this known via his official twitter handle on Wednesday.
“Another good news from our Isolation Centre, as 6 more COVID-19 patients have tested negative twice, in line with @NCDCgov protocol. The patients who are among the 127 Ivory Coast returnees have been discharged to join their families.
“This brings to 17, the number of cases that have tested negative twice & have been discharged after treatment in our State. The remaining 2 patients at our facility are responding to treatment & it is our hope they will recover soon &be released to reconnect with their families.
“Once again, I thank the people of Osun for your cooperation &sacrifice during this challenging period. I also appreciate all our health workers who have been working so hard to ensure we’re all safe.
“You’re our heroes and we can’t appreciate your sacrifices enough. God bless you all”, the governor wrote on Twitter