The Lagos State Ministry of Health on Monday confirmed that 59 patients have died of COVID-19-related complications.
The Ministry stated that nine new cases of COVID-19 deaths were recorded, which brings the state to a total of 59 deaths.
LSMOH said, “188 new cases of #COVID-19 Infection confirmed. Total confirmed cases in Lagos is now 4,959.
“Nine COVID-19 deaths were recorded in Lagos, bringing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 59.”
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, in its report on Monday, announced: “307 confirmed cases were reported in the last 24 hours in 15 states – Lagos (188), FCT (44), Ogun (19), Kaduna (14), Oyo (12), Bayelsa (9), Gombe (5), Delta (3), Kano (3), Bauchi (2), Imo (2), Niger (2), Rivers (2), Kwara (1) and Plateau (1).
“No new state recorded a confirmed COVID-19 case in the last 24 hours.
“The total number of states including FCT that have reported at least one confirmed case in Nigeria is still 36 (35 states + FCT).
“One hundred and fifty-one (151) cases were discharged in the last 24 hours in eight (8) states – Lagos (59), Kano (40), Jigawa (26), FCT (9), Rivers (7), Bauchi (6), Ogun (3) and Delta (1)
“14 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours in eight (8) states – Lagos (4), FCT (2), Gombe (2), Kano (2), Bauchi (1), Delta (1), Kaduna (1) and Rivers (1).”