COVID 19 UPDATE: Lagos records three more deaths
Afnews Editor
Apr 16, 2020
Lagos State has confirmed three new deaths from coronavirus-related complications, bringing the total number of fatalities in the state to 10.
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Lagos Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, made this known via his Twitter handle on Thursday.
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According to him, the deceased are three males, who are 51, 52 and 62 years old.
He said, "Unfortunately, Lagos recorded three additional deaths from #COVID-19 related complications. The deceased are males aged 51, 52 and 62.
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"One of the dead; a medical doctor had contact with an infected person who recently returned to the country.
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"Other victims have no travel history or record of contact with any infected person. Total #COVID-19 related deaths are now 10. I hereby urge Lagosians to remain vigilant and report any concern about #COVID-19 infection in our communities.ÔÇØ
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Meanwhile, a medical doctor, Emeka Chugbo, was announced dead at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital on Wednesday.
He was said to have died after contracting the virus from a patient he was treating at his private facility.
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control as of 11:20 pm on Wednesday said Nigeria had recorded 12 fatalities from the coronavirus.
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This was after announcing that two new COVID-19 deaths were recorded on Wednesday without mentioning the state.
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— Afnews Editor