Ondo State government on Friday announced the index case of COVID-19 in the state.
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu made this known via his verified Twitter handle.
According to the governor, the case is a military officer who returned from India.
” We have just received confirmation of our first positive #COVIDー19 case in Ondo State this evening. The infected person is currently under isolation and will be monitored. We have activated all necessary protocol to locate all contacts and will be working closely with @NCDCgov.
”Upon showing some symptoms, his samples were taken and the diagnosis confirmed by @NCDCgov at their lab in Ede. We have now commenced the transfer of the officer to the state isolation center.
”The index case is a military officer who was a returnee from India. He has been in isolation since he returned and has been monitored by the medical team of the Military and our state team throughout this period,” the governor said in a series of tweets.