Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says the shortage of reagents is delaying the processing of COVID-19 tests.
Makinde said on Wednesday that this had caused a backlog of 300 out of 775 samples collected.
The governor revealed this via his official Twitter handle @seyiamakinde.
He apologised to those waiting for the test results and appealed to them to exercise patience while the state government ramped up efforts to source for the chemical required for the process.
“Due to a shortage of reagents required to process COVID-19 tests, we currently have a number of pending results. Of the 775 samples collected so far, 300 are awaiting results.
“We are already in the process of acquiring more reagents in the shortest possible time to enable us clear the backlog. We appeal for patience from those awaiting results.
