Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State disclosed, on Saturday, that a COVID-19 positive woman gave birth to a baby at the Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo, Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
Makinde made the disclosure via his verified Twitter handle, saying the mother and her baby were doing fine.
The governor, however, did not disclose the identity of the mother of the newborn baby.
The first COVID-19 patient in the country to give birth at an isolation center was from Lagos.
The governor, who is the Chairman of the COVID-19 task force in the state, added that there were two new COVID-19 related deaths.
This came as the confirmation tests for 19 suspected cases in the state came back positive.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state has risen to 1,451.
Makinde wrote, “We had our first COVID-19 patient delivery at the Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo. Mother and baby are doing well.
“The COVID-19 confirmation tests for 19 suspected cases came back positive. The cases are from Ibadan South East (3); Ibadan North (3); Akinyele (3); and Lagelu (2)
“Others are Oluyole (2); Ibadan North West (2); Egbeda (1); Ido (1); Ona Ara (1) and Oyo East (1) local government council areas.
So, the total number of confirmed cases in Oyo State today is 1,451.
“Sadly, we had two COVID-19 related deaths. So, the total number of deaths in Oyo State is 14.
“Please call the Emergency Operations Centre if you have any COVID-19 symptoms such as cough, fever, tiredness, body ache, loss of smell/taste and shortness of breath.”
