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General News of Sunday, 22 August 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Coronavirus: Lagos deaths hit 506 - Commissioner

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has disclosed that the number of persons in the state that died from coronavirus related complications had increased to 506.

He stated this through his Facebook account on Sunday, August 22, 2021, while giving the state’s coronavirus update.

According to him, 11 persons died due to the pandemic on the day of the update, increasing the state’s fatality figure to 506.

He also revealed that the state recorded 239 new coronavirus infections, out of the 2,750 tests conducted on Friday, bringing the state’s total infections to 70,563.

He also stated that Lagos state does not have enough bed spaces to isolate patients.

“As we all know, Lagos state is currently running home-based care in the management of COVID-19 cases.

“The state does not have enough bed spaces to isolate patients and this is not peculiar to Lagos state alone,” he said.