Lagos Discharges Four Coronavirus Patients
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi has announced that another four COVID-19 patients were Friday discharged, bringing the total recovered patients to twenty-four.
He revealed that a six-weeks baby was among the patients, adding that as at yesterday, sixteen new people were diagnosed.
The commissioner stated that the ministry, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, is doing everything possible to ensure that it reduced the way people are infected.
According to him, 98 cases are in Lagos, with Eti-osa having 47 cases, Ikeja-24, Lagos Mainland-11 and Agege and Ikorodu with one each. He also informed that those 74 coronavirus cases are active in the state.
Abayomi, who said the Gbagada Isolation Centre will be commissioned next week, said the training for medical and healthcare worker is aimed at increasing the workforce and good service delivery, adding that the ministry is doing contact tracing of about 2450 persons that had had contact with confirmed Coronavirus patients in the state.
In his remarks, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho urged Lagosians to maintain high personal hygiene, practice social distancing and visit the state government information channel to avoid fake news.
