Thirty Five persons have tested positive for COVID-19 at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camp in Sagamu, Ogun State.
This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, while briefing newsmen on the upsurge of the third wave of COVID-19 on Thursday.
The Commissioner said some of the affected persons have been taken to isolation centers while some are managed at home.
Coker also expressed concerns that Ogun has recorded a rise in cases since the beginning of August, with at least 7 to 16 cases per day.
He said, “The number of NYSC members that have tested positive is 35. Some are on home management, while some are in the isolation center.
“Death rate had remained relatively static at 50 till July 15 after which we recorded 7 deaths in the last two weeks.
“In the last one week, there has been a sharp rise in new cases from 7 per day to 16 per day.”
Recall that about 109 prospective corps members were diagnosed with COVID-19 across NYSC orientation camps nationwide.
