Lagos confirms two more COVID-19 deaths

By our reporter|The Lagos State government on Tuesday confirmed two more coronavirus deaths at its isolation centers in the state.

The state commissioner for health, Professor Akin Abayomi, made the disclosure in a Tweet announced while giving an update on the pandemic.

Abayomi, who said the fatalities involved were a male and a female, noted that Lagos, the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, recorded no new case on Monday.

According to Abayomi, one of the new deaths was a 45-year-old Nigerian man who returned from India in January while the second involved a 36-year-old Nigerian woman who had a severe underlying health condition.

He stated that the patient had no history of travel or contact with any confirmed case of coronavirus.

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The commissioner urged the residents of the state to remain vigilant and report any concern about COVID-19 infection in their various communities to the relevant authorities.

Lagos so far, has confirmed a total of 379 infections with 260 active cases, 98 people have fully recovered and had been discharged, with 16 deaths recorded.

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