The Lagos state government has discharged another 13 COVID-19 patients at isolation centres after testing negative for the virus two consecutive times.
The state’s Ministry of Health confirmed this in a tweet via its official handle on Thursday.
According to the ministry, four females and nine males, all Nigerians, “have been discharged from our Onikan, Eti-Osa (Landmark), Lekki and LUTH Isolation facilities to reunite with society.”
The 13 discharged patients bring the total number of COVID-19 cases successfully managed and discharged in Lagos state to 662.
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, also confirmed this in a press statement on Thursday.
The governor said, ”Today, 13 more COVID-19 Lagos patients – nine males and four females – all Nigerians, have been discharged from the Onikan, Eti-Osa (LandMark), Lekki and Lagos University Teaching Hospital isolation facilities to reunite with the society.
”The patients, one from Onikan, four from Eti-Osa (LandMark), three from Lekki and five from LUTH isolation centres were discharged having fully recovered.
”With this, the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases that have been successfully managed and discharged in Lagos has risen to 662.”