1st May, 2020
By Kazeem Ugbodaga
No fewer than 26 Coronavirus patients were on Friday discharged in Lagos after they recovered from the virus by testing negative twice.
This was disclosed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on Friday.
The governor said those discharged included 14 male and 12 female, including two foreign nationals.
The foreign nationals are: one Polish and a Filipino.
Sanwo-Olu said 14 of the patients were discharged from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba and 12 from the Onikan Isolation Centre.
He said with this development, the number of survivors so far discharged by the State are 225.
In his words: “Good people of Lagos, Today, 26 more COVID-19 Lagos patients; 14 males and 12 females, including 2 foreign nationals – a Polish and a Filipino have been discharged from our Yaba and Onikan Isolation facilities to reunite with the society.
“The patients, 14 from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba and 12 from the Onikan Isolation Centre were discharged having fully recovered and tested negative to COVID-19 in two consecutive readings.
“With this, the number number of #COVID19 confirmed cases that have been successfully managed and discharged in Lagos is now 225.”