The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has announced another COVID-19 related death, involving a 25-year-old male patient. Abayomi, through his Twitter handle on Thursday, said the deceased at the time of admission at the state isolation facility was in a state of severe breathlessness. “We regret to announce additional #COVID19 related death Read More…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday confirmed 196 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 1,728. The NCDC also said that the virus claimed the lives of 11 patients, bringing the total number of deaths to 51. The centre said Read More…
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has announced the recovery and discharge of 49 COVID-19 patients, the highest single figure of recovery in the state and Nigeria. The ministry, through its verified Twitter handle on Wednesday, said the patients were 28 females and 21 males including a foreign national – a Greek citizen. It said Read More…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says one in five of all people with respiratory symptoms in Lagos seems to be positive for COVID-19 pandemic. Abayomi disclosed this when he appeared as a Guest on Arise Television “Morning Show” programme monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. Read More…
The decontamination of the Live Bird Markets continues in fulfilment of the decontamination exercise of 30 major Live Bird Markets in Lagos State. The exercise started on Saturday 25th April 2020. So far, the exercise had been carried out in Ikorodu, Mushin, Awolowo, Ketu and Mile 12 live bird markets. Below are pictures of the Read More…
Lagos State recorded 80 new cases of COVID19 transmissions as there were recorded 195 new cases nationwide. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its latest tweet, the breakdown of the new cases nationwide is as follows: 80-Lagos 38-Kano 15-Ogun 15-Bauchi 11-Borno 10-Gombe 9-Sokoto 5-Edo 5-Jigawa 2-Zamfara 1-Rivers 1-Enugu 1-Delta 1-FCT 1-Nasarawa. Read More…
The Director- General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr Lanre Mojola, has reiterated state government’s commitment to safety of lives and property of residents. Mojola said this in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday in commemoration of the 2020 World Day for Safety and Health Day tagged: “Stop the Pandemic, Safety and Health can Save Lives.” Read More…
Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring flattening of the curve of COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello, made this known in a statement made available on Tuesday by the Director of Public Affairs in the ministry, Mr Kunle Adeshina. The ministry received Read More…
Thirty four new cases of COVID19 have been reported in Lagos on a day that its total number of confirmed cases rose to 764. According to the NCDC on its verified Twitter account, 64 new cases of COVID19 were breported; 34 in Lagos 15 in FCT, 11 in Borno, two in Taraba, and two in Read More…
Following their treatment at the Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba and Onikan Isolation Centre, 15 COVID-19 patients have recovered and subsequently discharged, says the Lagos State Ministry of Health. The ministry, through its verified Twitter handle on Monday, said the patients were 11 females and four females, including an India national, have now tested negative twice Read More…