The numbers are climbing precariously in Lagos as she posted 256 new COVID19 cases on Wednedsay. According to the latest figures from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Lagos now has 4013 confirmed COVID19 cases, 3220 of which are active with 47 deaths. So far Lagos done 17,907 tests while a total of 48,544 Read More…
The Lagos State Government says it has carried out a comprehensive assessment of no fewer than 329 Primary Health Care centres (PHCs), to ascertain their functionality. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed this on Wednesday, at a Ministerial Press Briefing to commemorate Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration’s first year in office. Abayomi said that Read More…
The Lagos Civil Society Coalition Against COVID-19 says it has embarked on a perception study to ascertain the success, impacts and unintended consequences of responses deployed by the Lagos State Government toward containment of COVID-19 pandemic. Its Executive Director, Humanity Family Foundation, Mr Razaq Olokoba, made this known at a press briefing on Wednesday in Read More…
With 1120 new tests recorded nationwide, Lagos recorded 161 new COVID19 cases on Tuesday as 276 new cases were recorded across Nigeria. Till date, 46,803 tests have been done nationwide, a fickle figure compared to government projection of 2 million tests by August. With Lagos recording over 16,000 tests so far, it now has a Read More…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has announced four more COVID-19 related deaths, increasing the infection mortality in Lagos to 46. Abayomi made the disclosure through his Twitter account on Friday night. He, however, did not give additional information about the sex, age, nationality or medical conditions of the deceased. He added Read More…
The Nigerian Navy says it will inaugurate an Isolation Centre in Lagos State to support the Federal Government’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic, during its 64th anniversary. Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas, disclosed this during a news conference on Friday in Abuja, to outline activities lined-up to mark the service’s 64th Read More…
Lagos now has 3,093 confirmed COVID19 cases, having reported 139 new cases on Thursday. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its latest report said Nigeria, itself, had recorded 7,016 confirmed cases with 1,907 persons discharged and 211 deaths. 40,043 tests had been done, with 1,812 on Wednesday alone. Earlier, the Lagos State Government Read More…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State, reversed its indefinite sit-at-home directive to its members, when it asked members to resume work from 6 p.m Thursday. The Association gave the directive in a joint statement on Thursday in Lagos, by its Chairman and Secretary, Dr Saliu Oseni and Dr Ramon Moronkola, respectively. The association on Read More…
The number of new COVID19 cases in Lagos peaked at 199 Wednesday on a day, new testing nationwide increased by 1332. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday recorded 284 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 6677. The News Agency of Nigeria Read More…
The Lagos State Government says 17 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged, after testing negative twice to the virus. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State said in a statement on Wednesday that a total of 649 patients had been discharged from the isolation centres. ”Good people of Lagos, today, 17 more COVID-19 Lagos patients; Read More…