181 Students, Staff Test Positive For Coronavirus In Lagos Private School
Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
One hundred and eighty one students and staff of a private boarding school in Lekki, Lagos have tested positive for coronavirus.
Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said the cases were discovered during surveillance and case investigation in the school.
There are 141 students and staff in the school.
Giving details of the investigation, Abayomi explained that a 14-year-old SS1 female student fell ill on October 3 and was sent home after receiving first aid at the school.
He added the student subsequently tested positive on October 6 in one of the accredited private labs in Lagos.
The Commissioner assured Lagosians the government, through the incident commands system, has the situation under control, stressing appropriate steps have been taken to contain the spread and manage the positive cases.
