Ogun State Confirms 4 New Monkeypox Cases

August 18, 2022
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The Director of Public Health in the Ministry of Health, Dr Festus Soyinka, confirmed this in a statement made available to journalists in Abeokuta, the state capital.

 

Four new cases of monkeypox were confirmed by the Ogun State Government on Thursday and this brings the total number of cases to seven.

The Director of Public Health in the Ministry of Health, Dr Festus Soyinka, confirmed this in a statement made available to journalists in Abeokuta, the state capital.

He said two cases were recorded at Ota, in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government, and one each in Abeokuta North and Abeokuta South LGs.

“Cumulative confirmed  cases in Ogun State  is now 7,” he added.

He added that the Disease  Surveillance and Notification Officers (DSNOs) in the LGAs have carried out line listing and contact tracing of the patients, who he said were on medication at an undisclosed hospital.

“LGA DSNOs have carried out line listing and contact tracing.  DSNOs reported that the patients are on medication prescribed for them in the hospital,” Soyinka said.

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