COVID-19: Lagos discharges 5 patients on Easter Sunday

Lagos State government has discharged five patients after they tested negative twice for coronavirus.

This was disclosed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday evening. The discharged patients are four females and 1 male.

Dear Lagosians,

As we commemorate the sacrifice of love this #Easter, I bring to you more awesome news from our isolation facilities. Today, 5 more patients; 4 females, and 1 male have been discharged to reunite with their families and the society.

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— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 12, 2020

With the newly discharged patients, we now have a total of 55 people that have been successfully managed for #COVID19 at our isolation facilities and discharged to the community

This news, especially on this important day gives me joy and I am sure it does the same to you too.

— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 12, 2020

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Meanwhile, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 13 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus infections in Nigeria on Saturday. Out of the 13 new cases, 11 are in Lagos state, 1 in Delta, and 1 in Kano states. The NCDC made this announcement through its official Twitter handle.

With this development, the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria has reached 318. The cases are spread across 19 states of the federation, as well as the Federal Capital Territory.  

According to the NCDC, the distribution across the states is as follows; Lagos- 174, FCT- 56, Osun– 20, Edo- 12, Oyo- 11, Ogun– 7, Bauchi– 6, Kaduna- 6, Akwa Ibom– 5, Katsina-4, Delta- 3, Enugu- 2, Ekiti– 2, Rivers-2, Kwara– 2, Ondo– 2, Benue- 1, Niger- 1, Anambra– 1  and Kano-1.