Breaking: 6 Lagos COVID19 patients recovered, to be discharged soon
The special assistant to the governor of Lagos state on health,Mr Tunde Ajayi, has said that six patients being treated for the coronavirus have recovered and will soon be discharged by the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Lagos.
Tunde Ajayi wrote: “Six of our #COVID19 inpatients have recovered and will be discharged soon. There is something Lagos is doing right. Lagos takes the lead.”
Also the Lagos state Health Commissioner Prof Akin Abayomi speaking on a radio programme in Lagos said that six Coronavirus patients that have been treated will be discharged on Friday.
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Recalled that Rivers State has recorded its first case of Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 51, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Wednesday.
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC, made this known on Thursday in Abuja, while giving an update on the COVID-19 infections.
Ihekweazu said NCDC on Wednesday reported five new cases of coronavirus, with two cases each in Abuja and Lagos, and one in Rivers.
The NCDC said out of the five new cases, three are returning travellers into Nigeria and two are close contacts of a confirmed case.
“As at 11:25 pm March 25, there are, 51 confirmed cases, two discharge and one death,” he said.
He classified the cases as 48 active cases, two recovered and discharged and one death.
UPDATE!!!!#COVID19Lagos
— Tunde Ajayi (@thetundeajayi) March 26, 2020
6 of our #COVID19 inpatients have recovered and will be discharged soon.
There's something Lagos is doing right. Lagos takes the lead. ???
— Tunde Ajayi (@thetundeajayi) March 26, 2020
