Adedapo Adesanya
By Adedapo Adesanya
The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Kayode Fayemi, has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the seventh Nigerian governor to contract the disease.
Mr Fayemi, who also heads the Nigerian Governors Forum, confirmed this information on Wednesday morning via Twitter, noting that he has delegated his deputy, Mrs Bisi Egbeyemi, to act in his absence as he goes into self-isolation at the State House.
“I took my third Covid-19 test yesterday and it came back positive. I’m generally ok and I’m already self-isolating at home and receiving the best of care from my medical team.
“I’m delegating critical tasks to my Deputy but will continue routine duty from home,” the governor wrote.
Mr Fayemi joins a growing list of state governors and other high-profile Nigerians who have tested positive for coronavirus.
They include the governors of Kaduna, Oyo, Bauchi, Abia, Ondo, and Delta states. Many of them have since recovered from the virus.
Nigeria has recorded 37,000 cases of coronavirus since it recorded its index case in February. As of Tuesday, July 22, 2020, the country has reported 37,801 confirmed cases of the virus, while 15,677 persons have been treated and discharged.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NDCD), there have been a total of 805 COVID-19-related deaths in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The New Cases Percentage Change stands at 0.025 per cent, Recovery Percentage Change, 0.509 per cent, Death Percentage Change, -0.667 per cent, Recovery Rate, 41.472 per cent and Death Rate, 2.13 per cent.
