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45 patients recover, discharged from COVID-19 in Lagos

Afnews Editor

May 23, 2020

Forty-five patients undergoing coronavirus treatment at isolation centres in Lagos State have been discharged after testing negative twice for the virus.

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The Lagos COVID-19 Incident Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made this known in a statement on Saturday.

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He noted that those discharged comprised 22 females and 23 males.

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With the 45 patients that were discharged on Saturday, a total of 707 recoveries have been recorded in Lagos.

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He said, "I bring you great news from our isolation facilities. Today, 45 fully recovered COVID-19 Lagos patients; 22 females and 23 males, all Nigerians, were discharged to join the society.

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"The patients - 19 from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, three from Onikan, eight from Agidingbi, seven from Lekki, one from Eti-Osa (LandMark) and seven from Lagos University Teaching Hospital Isolation Centres were discharged having fully recovered and tested negative to COVID-19.

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"With this, the number of patients successfully managed and discharged from our Isolation facilities has risen to 707."

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He urged Lagos residents to assist the government in curbing the spread of COVID-19.

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