Ebun Francis| Lagos state on Saturday discharged forty-five COVID-19 patients after they tested negative for the disease.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who made the disclosure in a statement, urged residents to endeavour to take responsibility and assist the government in creating a coronavirus-free Lagos.
He said, “I bring you great news from our isolation facilities. Today, 45 fully recovered COVID-19 Lagos patients, 22 females and 23 males, all Nigerians, were discharged to join the society.”
“The patients — 19 from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, three from Onikan, eight from Agidingbi, seven from Lekki, one from Eti-Osa (Landmark) and seven from the Lagos Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Isolation Centres, were discharged, having fully recovered and tested negative to COVID-19.
“With this, the number of patients successfully managed and discharged from our isolation facilities has risen to 707.”
According to the COVID-19 update by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), as of Friday, a total of 7,261 confirmed cases had been recorded in 34 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
Lagos, the epicentre of the outbreak in Nigeria has recorded the highest number of cases.
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