A total of 60 Covid-19 patients in Lagos State have been discharged being the highest successfully treated cases to recover in a single day since the outbreak of the pandemic.
The Lagos State Government announced this on its verified Twitter handle on Tuesday.
Today, we discharged 60 #COVID19 Lagos patients; 40 males and 20 females, from our Yaba, Eti-Osa and Ibeju-Lekki isolation facilities to reunite with their families and society
The patients, 31 from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba,…
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) May 5, 2020The discharged patients include 20 females and 40 males from the isolation facilities at Yaba, Ibeju-Lekki and Landmark Eti-Osa to reunite with their families.
… 19 from the Ibeju-Lekki and 10 from Eti-Osa Isolation Centres were discharged having fully recovered and tested negative in two consecutive readings.
With this, the number of #COVID19 confirmed cases that have been successfully managed and discharged in Lagos is now 321.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) May 5, 2020The records show that 31 of the patients are from the Infectious Disease Hospital Yaba, 19 from Ibeju-Lekki and 10 from the Landmark Isolation Centre in Eti-Osa. They have all fully recovered and consequently tested negative for Covid-19.
It is important that we do the right things at this time.#EasingTheLockdown is not a reason for us to rush out and eschew all safety guidelines. We must all play our part and take responsibility. #StayHomeStaySafe and #SaveLives
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) May 5, 2020Also Read: Kwara State Govt locks down Offa for 14 days over Coronavirus
With this, the number of patients successfully managed and discharged in Lagos State is now 321.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
