The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has disclosed that a total of 118,000 households have been reached in the home search for possible COVID-19 cases in communities in the state.
Abayomi, who stated this at a media briefing on Tuesday, said the community search was activated to limit the spread of the disease in the state which has is the epicentre of the disease in the country.
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Furthermore, he stated that 110 persons were found with symptoms of coronavirus during the search.
He said tests were being conducted to determine the status of the individuals.
“We’ve embarked on an active case search in communities. The idea is to go to hot spots and go from door to door with our health personnel. So far, in the last two days, we’ve visited 118,000 households and we’re looking for the typical symptoms of COVID-19. We’ve identified about 119 people who have the symptoms that are suggestive of COVID-19.
“But let me remind you that COVID is one of the viruses that can cause respiratory symptoms. There are many viruses. So, the idea is to take samples from these 119 and analyse them and that would give us an idea of how much COVID-19 activity is happening in the communities,” Abayomi said.