Lagos State has discharged 16 persons from its infectious diseases facilities.
The patients who made full recovery were discharged on Wednesday.
They comprise of 14 males and 2 females, among them are three foreigners.
Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu who announced the good news on his Twitter handle said the patients were discharged from the facilities at Yaba and Onikan.
His tweet read:
“Good people of Lagos,
“I have more great news from our isolation facilities. 16 persons; 14 males and 2 females including 3 foreigners – 1 British, 1 Chinese and 1 Polish citizen have been discharged to join the society.
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“The patients; 14 from IDH, Yaba and 2 from Onikan Isolation centre have fully recovered and tested negative twice consecutively to #COVID19.
“This brings the number of patients successfully managed and discharged from our facilities to 85.
“As our front line health workers record successes in the battle against #COVID19, we are duty bound as citizens to break the chain of transmission of the infection by staying safe at home, practicing social distancing and adopting the highest possible personal hygiene.
“We will continue to do our best as Government to cushion the effect of this lockdown by re-energizing our welfare package. Please keep faith with us as we work to win this battle together.
“Thank you for your continued perseverance and patience.”
