Lagos discharges 48 COVID-19 patients

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Thursday, announced the discharge of 48 COVID-19 patients.

Sanwo-Olu, who made this known in a tweet, said the patients were 32 males and 16 females.

According to him, the development brings to 406, the total number of discharged COVID-19 patients in the state.

“I’m pleased to announce to you the discharge of 48 more patients; 32 males and 16 females, all Nigerians who were discharged from our Yaba, Lekki, Onikan and Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) isolation facilities to reunite with the society.

“The patients, 28 from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, 6 from Lekki, 1 from Onikan and 13 from LUTH Isolation Centres were discharged having fully recovered and tested negative to #COVID19 in two consecutive readings.

“With this new development, the number of #COVID19 confirmed cases that have been successfully managed and discharged in Lagos stands at 406.”

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