Ebun Francis| Another nine COVID-19 patients were discharged by the Lagos state government on Tuesday after testing negative twice successively for the virus.
The state gover, Sanwo-Olu, who made the disclosure at a briefing in Lagos, said three of the patients were female and six were male.
“While the numbers are definitely rising on the curve, we are also maintaining a 25 to 30 per cent discharge rate of active cases which unequivocally shows that our medical intervention and management of cases are working,” Sanwo-Olu said.
The Governor added that the state is “boosting the capacity of our isolation centres to take up new patients.
“As at 6:00pm on Tuesday, Lagos had recorded 198 COVID-19 cases – highest in Nigeria – with “seven deaths, three transfers, and two evacuations,” he said.
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