Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, and Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has tested positive to COVID-19.
He announced this on Wednesday in a tweet saying: “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”
With this development, Fayemi joins a list of governors who have tested positive for the virus, including Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo; Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, and Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna.
It is not clear how the governor contracted the virus but he had held series of meetings within and outside Ekiti state over the past two weeks, although in observance of physical distancing guidelines as provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
As of July 21, 2020, a total of 86 people had been confirmed positive for the coronavirus in Ekiti, out of which 47 recoveries and two deaths have been recorded.
Since Nigeria got its first index case in February, the country has recorded over 37,801 cases and 805 deaths, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The rising number of cases in Nigeria and around the world begging for a cure for the novel coronavirus has contributed to an economic downfall in most parts of the world.
