The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Lagos State has increased to 2,057.
Abayomi on Thursday, through his Twitter handle, said 51 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed in Lagos on May 13, increasing the number of COVID-19 infections to 2,057.
The commissioner added that on the same day, 26 fully recovered COVID-19 patients, 13 females and 13 males, all Nigerians, were discharged from the state isolation facilities.
“This brings the total number of #COVID-19 discharged patients in Lagos to 528,” he said.
Earlier, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State disclosed that a 98-year-old woman, the oldest COVID-19 patient in Lagos, was among the patients discharged.
Sanwo-Olu urged residents to continue to play their roles by following public health guidelines, observing physical distancing and wearing of face masks.
