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Health News of Friday, 10 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

10 coronavirus patients discharged in Lagos, Oyo after recovery

There are almost 300 recorded cases in Nigeria There are almost 300 recorded cases in Nigeria

At least 10 coronavirus patients have been discharged after recovering from the virus in Nigeria, MyNigeria.com reports.

Of the 10 patients, three are from Oyo while the remaining seven are from Lagos State and they were released on Thursday and Friday respectively.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos released a statement to the effect in a tweet which reads:

"I bring you more good news from our Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. Today, 7 more patients; 3 females and 4 males were discharged to reconnect with the community after full recovery and having tested negative twice consecutively for #COVID19.

"This brings to 46, the number of patients successfully managed and discharged from our Yaba facility. So far, we have had 100 per cent recovery from the #COVID19 cases we have admitted and managed at our isolation facilities."



In a separate tweet, Oyo STate governor, Seyi Makinde's statement reads:

"Yesterday, three confirmed COVID-19 patients were discharged after receiving their second negative test results. This brings the number of discharged cases in Oyo State to five. So, there are currently six active cases.

"All measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Oyo State, remain in place. These include the dusk to dawn curfew (7 PM to 6 AM); no gatherings of more than ten people to be held anywhere in the state and the closure of all markets except those selling perishable food items.

"Also, inter-state transportation into and out of the state remains suspended except vehicles carrying food items, medical, pharmaceutical and petroleum products."



The NCDC has confirmed a total of 288 cases of COVID-19 and seven deaths as well as 51 recoveries as of April 9.