The Oyo State government as recently confirmed new case was reported in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

According to a statement issued by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, said the new case was reported in a man who returned from the UK recently.

He said the patient was at Bodija area of Ibadan. The patient in his 50s has been in isolation for the past four days.

His sample was taken to Lagos where the result came out positive.

Mr Makinde said that another person who just returned from the U.S. to Oluyole Local Government Area has also been isolated and the result of his test being awaited.

The number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country has risen to 26, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed on Sunday.

This was disclosed some minutes after three new cases of the virus were confirmed.