Ebun Francis| The Lagos state government on Wednesday said it has discharged 98-year-old female, the oldest COVID-19 patient in Lagos from one of the isolation centres.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who made the disclosure in a tweet on Wednesday night, said the woman was one of the 26 patients discharged in Lagos after testing negative twice for COVID-19.
The tweet read, “Today, we discharged a 98 year old woman, our oldest #COVID19 patient in Lagos. She joined 25 others; 13 males and 12 females, discharged from our isolation centres after testing negative for #COVID19, bringing the total of our successfully managed and discharged patients to 528.”
The governor used the medium to thank frontline workers for their efforts, and urged residents to play their part by adhering to safety guidelines to curb the spread of the highly contagious virus.
Lagos, the epicentre of the outbreak in the country, has so far recorded 1,990 COVID-19 cases.
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