The Lagos State government on Monday announced the discharge of five of the 65 COVID-19 patients treated at the Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba Mainland Hospital.
The five persons bring to eight the number of infected persons that have overcome the coronavirus disease since the first index case was confirmed on February 27.
Sharing his thoughts, the governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, described the discharge of the five formerly positive COVID-19 patients as “exciting news.”
“We are very excited to hear that five of our citizens in the isolation centre have regained full recovery. It is another pointer to us that with a concerted effort, we can defeat the coronavirus in Lagos and Nigeria.
“The preservation of life is very important and this news came ahead of the lockdown. The lockdown will help us trace and stop the spread of COVID-19.
“We have increased capacity at all levels and I want to assure Lagos residents that no matter what happened in the days ahead, we can beat the pandemic,” he said.
The governor reassured Lagos residents that the government was doing all within its power to curtail the spread of the virus so that life could return to normal.
The five new survivors were four males and one female.
As of Monday, March 30, there were 111 confirmed coronavirus cases and two deaths in Nigeria, while three people recovered after contracting the disease.
