Lagos, Oyo discharge 10 COVID-19 patients

Ten patients who tested positive for coronavirus in Lagos and Oyo states have been discharged after recovering from the disease.

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, and Seyi Makinde, his Oyo counterparts, broke the news in separate tweets on Friday.

While those in Oyo were discharged on Thursday, the seven persons in Lagos were released from the hospital on Friday.

“Yesterday, three confirmed COVID-19 patients were discharged after receiving their second negative test results. This brings the number of discharged cases in Oyo State to five. So, there are currently six active cases,” Makinde tweeted.

“All measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Oyo State, remain in place. These include the dusk to dawn curfew (7 PM to 6 AM); no gatherings of more than ten people to be held anywhere in the state and the closure of all markets except those selling perishable food items,” he added.

“Also, inter-state transportation into and out of the state remains suspended except vehicles carrying food items, medical, pharmaceutical and petroleum products.”

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— Seyi Makinde (@seyiamakinde) April 10, 2020

1. Yesterday, three confirmed COVID-19 patients were discharged after receiving their second negative test results. This brings the number of discharged cases in Oyo State to five. So, there are currently six active cases.

— Seyi Makinde (@seyiamakinde) April 10, 2020

“I bring you more good news from our Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. Today, 7 more patients; 3 females and 4 males were discharged to reconnect with the community after a full recovery and having tested negative twice consecutively for #COVID19,” he tweeted.

“This brings to 46, the number of patients successfully managed and discharged from our Yaba facility. So far, we have had 100 percent recovery from the #COVID19 cases we have admitted and managed at our isolation facilities.”

Dear Lagosians,

I bring you more good news from our Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. Today, 7 more patients; 3 females and 4 males were discharged to reconnect with the community after a full recovery and having tested negative twice consecutively for #COVID19

— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 10, 2020

This brings to 46, the number of patients successfully managed and discharged from our Yaba facility.

So far, we have had 100 percent recovery from the #COVID19 cases we have admitted and managed at our isolation facilities.

— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 10, 2020

As of April 9, 2020, Nigeria has recorded 288 confirmed COVID-19 cases, more than 50 recoveries and seven deaths.