Lagos State on Thursday confirmed 87 new coronavirus cases, total now 947.
The Commissioner for Health Professor, Akin Abayomi, made this known in a Tweet.
He said “87 new #COVID19 cases were confirmed in Lagos on April 29, 2020.
“The good news is that 49 additional #COVID19 survivors have been discharged following their full recovery.
“The total number of discharged patients in Lagos now stands at 187,” he said.
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He further said that 49 patients have bee discharged after testing negative for COVID-19 twice.
Abayomi advised residents to remain committed to observing necessary precautionary measures to stop COVID-19 infection.
He urged residents to be vigilant and report any concern about COVID-19 infection in their communities.
Lagos still remains the epicentre of Nigeria’s COVID-19 infection, with 722 active COVID-19 cases.
