The Lagos State Government said that 48 coronavirus patients were discharged from four isolation facilities on Thursday, after testing negative twice for the virus. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said, on his verified Twitter handle, that those discharged were all Nigerians, comprising 32 males and 16 females. Sanwo-Olu said that with this new development, the number of Read More…
Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, says 10 people associated with the Lagos State House in Marina have tested positive for COVID-19 pandemic. Abayomi made this known on Thursday through his Twitter handle. The commissioner also announced that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife have consistently tested negative for COVID-19, following three consecutive Read More…
IMAGE ABOVE: These figures are a prediction of future events, in a hypothetical scenario where no measures are taken to stop the spread of the virus or where safety measures are totally ignored. SOURCE: Imperial College, London/DEUTSCHE WELLE Lagos has now recorded over 1300 COVID19 confirmed cases as it reported 82 new cases late Wednesday. Read More…
There were no surprises as Lagos posted 43 new COVID19 cases, especially on a day it discharged 60 patients. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet Tuesday evening announced 148 new COVID19 cases nationwide, the breakdown of which is as follows: 148 new cases of COVID19; 43-Lagos 32-Kano 14-Zamfara 10-FCT 9-Katsina 7-Taraba Read More…
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has announced the recovery and discharge of 60 COVID-19 patients, the highest single figure of recovery in the state and Nigeria. The ministry, through its verified Twitter handle on Tuesday, said the patients were 20 females and 40 males, all Nigerian citizens. It said they were discharged from the Read More…
The Lagos State Ministry of Health, on Tuesday announced another one COVID-19 related death, increasing the number of deaths in the state to 31. The ministry disclosed this through its Twitter account. It, however, did not give additional information about the age, sex, nationality and medical history of the deceased. The ministry added that as Read More…
Following the failure of the first day of the ease of lockdown, which saw the breaking of social distancing rules in Lagos and Abuja, the NCDC has warned that if there was an explosion in the incidence of new COVID19 cases, there would be no other option than to lock the nation down again. The Read More…
Doctors, under the aegis of the Medical Guild, in Lagos State, say 16 of its members have tested positive to COVID-19 in the state. The Chairman of the Guild, Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, said at a media briefing on Monday in Lagos, that Lagos, being the epicentre of COVID-19 in Nigeria, had seen members of the Read More…
Lagos recorded 39 new cases as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday announced 170 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2558. Of the 2558 confirmed COVID-19 cases, Lagos accounted for 1107. The NCDC also said that two new patients have been Read More…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has established community transmission of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Abuja, Lagos and Kano states. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made the disclosure on Channels Television in Abuja, on Sunday. He spoke against the backdrop of gradual lockdown ease in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states, billed to Read More…
