Lagos announces discharge of 31 COVID-19 patients

At least 31 new COVID-19 patients have been discharged from Lagos State isolation centres after duly testing negative for the respiratory illness.

State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a statement on Monday revealed that the discharged patients include 16 females and 39 males.

“The patients; 13 from Agidingbi, 8 from Onikan, 8 from Gbagada, 1 from Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba and 1 from LUTH Isolation Centres were discharged after full recovery and testing negative to COVID-19,” he explained.

With this development, it means 1771 COVID-19 patients have “been successfully managed and discharged from Lagos Isolation Centres,”

The Governor, therefore, urged Lagosians to “adhere strictly to physical distancing and hand hygiene principles” to ensure the pandemic is defeated.