93 more Coronavirus patients discharged as Lagos records 1,512 recoveries

News Agency Of Nigeria 14:28 - 29 June 2020

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Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi. [Twitter/@akinabayomi]

Lagos State Government has announced the recovery and discharge of additional 93 patients who tested negative twice for the coronavirus.

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a statement on Monday said that 1,512 patients had so far been discharged from isolation centres in the state.

”Good people of Lagos, 93 more #COVID19 Lagos patients: 16 females and 77 males including 11 foreign nationals were discharged from our isolation facilities today to reunite with the society.

”The patients: 11 from Agidingbi, 22 from Gbagada, 36 from Lekki, 8 from Eti-Osa (LandMark), 9 from Onikan and 7 from LUTH isolation centres were discharged after full recovery and testing negative for COVID-19.

”This brings to 1,512, the number of #COVID19 confirmed cases that have been successfully managed and discharged in Lagos,” Sanwo-Olu said.

The state COVID-19 Incident Commander urged residents to continue to adhere strictly to physical distancing and hand hygiene principles, ”For A COVID-19 Free Lagos.”