The Ogun State Government has confirmed four new cases of Monkeypox in the state.
Cumulative confirmed cases in Ogun State is now 7,Dr Festus Soyinka, the Director of Public Health in the Ministry of Health,said
Soyinka,who confirmed this in Abeokuta, said two cases were recorded at Ota, in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government, and one each in Abeokuta North and Abeokuta South Local Government Area.
He also said 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 added.
