Lagos discharges 21 more COVID-19 patients, Ekiti records 3 new cases

The Lagos State government on Sunday 10 May 2020 discharged 21 more COVID-19 patients from the various isolation centres in the state.

The Incident Commander, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed this in Lagos said all the discharged patients have fully recovered and tested negative to COVID-19 in two consecutive test readings

He said, “I am happy to inform you that 21 more #COVID19 patients; 4 females and 17 males, all Nigerians have been discharged from our isolation facilities to reunite with the society.

“The patients, 3 from Onikan, 1 from Eti-Osa (LandMark),  1from First Cardiology Hospital (an accredited private Isolation facility), 6 from Lekki and 10 from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Isolation Centres.  were discharged today having fully recovered and tested negative to #COVID19 in two consecutive test readings.

“With this, the total number of cases successfully managed and discharged from isolation facilities has risen to 469.

“Remember to practice hand hyiene, join our #MaskUpLagos campaign by using a facemask especially when outdoor and do not forget to observe strictly the Social Distancing principle”.

Meanwhile, the Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi,t has confirmed three new cases in the state.

The governor broke the news in a tweet on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday night, warning that residents needed to be more cautious about the pandemic.

” We got information from NCDC tonight that three more persons tested positive to COVID-19 virus

” Two are contacts of the medical doctor still in our care, and another person who sneaked into the state before he was quarantined

” This underscores the need for extra vigilance,” he tweeted.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that with these new cases, the state’s confirmed cases had risen from the initial 12 to 15.

A resident of Katsina, who also sneaked into the state on a visit to her husband working in Oye Ekiti, was later discovered to be a carrier of the virus, thereby increasing the cases in the state to the initial 12.

The Commissioner for Health, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade,  had broken the news in Ado Ekiti.

Yaya -Kolade also disclosed the intention of the government to provide a COVID-19 testing laboratory in the state to improve  testing capacity.

The commissioner said this had become necessary as more positive cases were being recorded.