By Dare Ojelade and Blessing Williams
Ten foreigners are among the 48 recovered coronavirus patients discharged by Lagos State Government on Sunday, 14 June, 2020 reports The Gazelle News.com.
This was disclosed by the Governor of the State and Incident Commander, Babajide Sanwo-Olu while giving the update on the coronavirus pandemic in the state.
Discharged on Sunday alongside with 38 Nigerians are: four Americans, two Indians, two Polish, one Brazilian and one Dutch.
The Gazelle News.com learnt that 31 males and 17 females were discharged from the various isolation centres in the state: 14 patients were discharged from Lekki Isolation Centre, 11 from Eti Osa Isolation Centre, 10 from Agidingbi Isolation Centre, 8 from Gbagada Isolation Centre, 4 from the Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba and 1 from Onikan Isolation Centre.
The total number of recovered Covid-19 patients in Lagos rises to 1185 but a mere 17% of the over 7,000 infections in the state.
COVID-19 Update by the Incident Commander, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Good people of Lagos,
Today, 48 fully recovered COVID19Lagos patients; 31 males and 17 females including 10 foreign nationals – 2 Indians, 4 Americans, 2 polish, 1 Brazilian & 1 Dutch were discharged from our isolation facilities to reunite with the society.
The patients, 1 from Onikan, 8 from Gbagada, 10 from Agidingbi, 14 from Lekki, 4 from Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital and 11 from Eti-Osa (LandMark) isolation Centres were discharged having fully recovered and tested negative to #COVID19.
With this, the number number of #COVID19 confirmed cases that have been successfully managed and discharged in Lagos has risen to 1185.
Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu
COVID19Lagos Incident Commander
June 14, 2020