The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, revealed this in a series of tweets via his verified handle on Sunday, He explained that the recovered of Five more coronavirus (COVID-19) patients comprise a 10-year-old girl, as well as two males and females, respectively.
This comes barely 24 hours after one COVID-19 Patient was discharged from the government’s Infectious Disease Hospital in the Yaba area of the state.
In the tweets, Governor Sanwo-Olu confirmed that the new set of patients discharged on Sunday tested negative twice to COVID-19.
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He added that they were thereafter released from the facility to reunite with their families.
According to the governor, this brings the total number of patients who have fully recovered and have been discharged from the facility at Yaba to 29.
He stressed that despite the indications that the state appeared to be winning the battle against coronavirus, it was imperative that the government and residents remain steadfast to curtail the spread of the disease.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, therefore, appealed to the people of the state to continue to observe social distancing, as well as stay in their houses as part of efforts to tackle the outbreak.
He also thanked the frontline health workers, as well as members of the Lagos State Health Family and the Emergency Operation Centre for all their effort.
Read the governor’s tweets below:
Dear Lagosians, yesterday I announced the discharge of one more patient from our Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba.
Today, I am happy to inform you that five more patients comprising two males and three females including a 10 year old girl have tested negative twice to #COVID19
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 5, 2020
These 5 patients have been discharged to reunite with their families. This brings to a total of 29, the number of patients who have fully recovered and have been discharged from our facility at Yaba.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 5, 2020
I want to also use this opportunity to advise Lagosians against stigmatizing the discharged patients. We need to do all we can to support them to get over the experience as soon as possible.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 5, 2020
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Osun State government on Thursday confirmed that another six persons among returnees from Cote d’Ivoire have tested positive to COVID-19 disease
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu confirmed the development during a telephone chat with journalists in Osogbo.
With the latest cases, the number of people infected with the COVID-19 in Osun has risen to 20.
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