Health News of Friday, 10 April 2020
Source: www.mynigeria.com
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."
Dear Lagosians,
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 10, 2020
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 a full recovery and having tested negative twice consecutively for #COVID19
1. 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.
— Seyi Makinde (@seyiamakinde) April 10, 2020