Lagos discharges 56 COVID-19 patients

12th July 2020

By Olushola Odeyinde

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Olushola Odeyinde

Fifty-six patients undergoing treatment for coronavirus have been discharged in Lagos State.

The State’s Ministry of Health made this known in a series of tweets on Sunday.

It noted that the discharged patients comprised 12 females and 44 males including nine foreign nationals.

The ministry stated that a total of 1,897 patients have been successfully treated in the state.

It tweeted, “Today, 56 fully recovered #COVID19Lagos patients; 12 females & 44 males including 9 foreign nationals were discharged from our Isolation facilities today to reunite with the society

“The patients; 25 from Gbagada, 5 from Agidingbi, 3 from Onikan, 8 from Eti-Osa (LandMark) and 15 from
@LUTHofficial Isolation Centres were discharged after full recovery and testing negative to COVID19.

“This brings to 1897, the number of COVID19 cases that have been successfully managed & discharged from Lagos Isolation Centres.

Let’s continue to adhere strictly to #PhysicalDistancing and #handhygiene principles, the Ministry wrote.

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