The Ondo State Coronavirus index case has tested negative twice after treatment.
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu disclosed this during a press briefing at the Government House in Akure on Monday.
The governor also disclosed that besides the index case who had tested negative twice, another positive case had also tested negative once.
He said while the result of the second test of the other positive case was being awaited, the index case was ready to be discharged.
He also disclosed that 22 follow up cases who had contact with the index and secondary cases have tested negative.
Akeredolu, reemphasised the compulsory use of face masks by residents while in the public to limit the spread of the disease.
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He said that the state government had begun massive production of masks to support the implementation of the mandatory use of masks across the state.
Akeredolu said: “Concerns about this spread have dominated conversations among governors of South-West region, hence the adoption of joint additional protocol.
“The protocol include immediate closure of all entry points into the six states; compulsory wearing of nose masks, especially by people involved in essential services.
“Traders and market men/women, in particular, should also wear nose masks while plying their trade outside.
“We use this opportunity to appeal to our people to take these directives very seriously to avoid the undesirable spread of this deadly disease among us.”
