Nigeria to discharge more COVID-19 patients

Nigeria will soon discharge more coronavirus patients who have been confirmed negative.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello, on Thursday, disclosed this at the FCT COVID-19 media briefing.

Bello also noted that the FCT Administration was ready for likely isolation of patients to check the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, no fewer than seven patients earlier diagnosed with coronavirus and managed in the Isolation Centre in Abuja has been discharged.

They were discharged within the week after fully recovering from the dreaded virus.

As of 09:00 pm 8th April, there are 276 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Fourty-four have been discharged with six deaths.