Lagos discharges 12 COVID-19 patients, including Ukrainian

The Lagos State Government has announced the discharge of at least 12 COVID-19 patients, including a Ukrainian, after testing negative twice.

The twelve, which includes the Ukrainian, received treatment at the state's isolation centres, according to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announcement on his official Facebook page on Thursday.

MyNigeria can confirm that at least 199 patients have fully recovered from COVID-19 in Lagos State.

Sanwo-Olu said, “12 more persons; nine males and three females including a foreign national – a Ukrainian – have been discharged from our Isolation facilities to reunite with the society.

“The patients, six from our Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba; five from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital and one from Ibeju-Lekki were discharged having fully recovered and tested negative to COVID-19 in two consecutive readings.

“This brings to 199 the number of #COVID19 confirmed cases that have been successfully managed and discharged in Lagos.”