COVID-19: Lagos discharges 47 Nigerians, nine foreigners

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Sunday an additional 56 COVID-19 patients had been discharged from the state’s care centres.

Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed this in a statement, said a total of 1,897 patients had been discharged from the isolation centres in the state.

He added that those discharged on Sunday included 47 Nigerians and nine foreigners.

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The governor said: “The good people of Lagos, today, 56 #COVID-19 Lagos patients – 12 females and 44 males, including nine foreign nationals, were discharged from our isolation facilities to reunite with the society.

”The patients; 25 from Gbagada; five from Agidingbi; eight from Eti-Osa (LandMark); three from Onikan and 15 from LUTH isolation centres, were discharged after full recovery and testing negative for COVID-19.

”This brings to 1,897 the number of #COVID19 confirmed cases that have been successfully managed and discharged from our isolation facilities.”

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