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The Lagos State Government, on Thursday announced that seven new coronavirus patients have been discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who made the announcement via post ob his twitter handle said those discharged include one female and six males; three of the discharged male patients are foreign nationals; two Ukrainians and one Italian.
He said: “I bring you awesome news from IDH, Yaba, which is as a testament to our resolve to overcome the lethal #COVID19 pandemic ravaging the world.
“Today, we discharged 7 more patients who have fully recovered and tested negative twice consecutively for #COVID19.
“This brings to 39 the number of discharged patients in Lagos.
“The patients include one female and six males; three of the discharged male patients are foreign nationals; two Ukrainians and one Italian.
“As we look forward to more great news in the coming days, I implore you all to support our offensive against #COVIDー19 by complying with our directives and taking responsibility for yourselves and your community.”
The governor further stated some of the state’s health workers will be moving around in pairs in the coming days, to administer an electronic questionnaire at homes and healthcare facilities to make enquiries about some symptoms like cough, cold and fever.
He added that it is in a bid to intensify the search for possible cases of COVID-19 in different communities across the state known as Active Case Search.
“These officials can be identified with a #COVID19 outbreak response tag or a letter from the LGA.
“I implore you to give them your maximum support by providing accurate information that would help in containing this #COVID19 pandemic quickly.
“Again, I assure you that at the end of it all, we will be victorious,” Sanwo-Olu said.