Lagos State Government on Thursday, discharged 13 more patients from various isolation facilities having recovered fully and tested negative twice consecutively for COVID-19.
With the latest record, the total number of cases successfully managed and discharged from isolation facilities have increased to 662 in Lagos.
The state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is also the Incident Commander, disclosed in a statement on the COVID-19 daily situation report in the state.
According to Sanwo-Olu, “Today (Thursday, May 21, 2020), 13 more COVID19 patients in Lagos; 9 males and 4 females, all Nigerians have been discharged from the Onikan, Eti-Osa (LandMark), Lekki and Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Isolation facilities to reunite with the society.
“The patients, 1 from the Onikan, 4 from Eti-Osa (LandMark), 3 from Lekki and 5 from LUTH Isolation Centres were discharged having fully recovered.
“With this, the number number of #COVID19 confirmed cases that have been successfully managed and discharged in Lagos is now 662.”
Meanwhile, the state government on Thursday said it had expended about N800 million in carrying out 16,000 COVID-19 test in the state so far