11 more Coronavirus patients have been discharged form the Infectious Disease Hospital in Lagos.
This was announced by the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on his verified Instagram page this evening.
The governor said the patients have all tested negative and were
discharged today April 2nd. The cheering news comes two days after 9
patients from the Hospital were also discharged from the hospital.
Read his statement below
Dear Lagosians,
I am happy to break to you, the news of the discharge today of 11 more patients from our facility in Yaba.
They have fully recovered, tested negative to COVID-19 and have been
allowed to return home to their families. This brings to 18 the number
of discharged patients in Lagos since the index case was reported.It is a thing of joy that we have not recorded any mortality, and we
hope and pray that it remains so. We will not rest on our oars but
continue to work assiduously for the full recovery of the other patients
so that they can return home to their families and the community.That the tests results of these patients came out negative twice is a
big assurance to us that they pose no threat to the community. We are
therefore, releasing them in furtherance of our commitment for a disease
free State.May I warn that this is not the time to relax, but to maintain our
vigilance against Coronavirus because of the community infection that we
are beginning to experience. We should be sober as the battle
continues.Reports of youths gathering for social and sporting activities, as well
as those massing for religious purposes are quite unfortunate. This kind
of insensitivity could be a weak link in our collective effort to break
the chain of transmission of the infection.The order for law enforcement agents to ensure that residents comply
with the directive to stay indoors remains. I enjoin members of the
Organised Private Sector and others to read the Federal Government’s
guidelines on the restriction of movement so that the directive is not
breached in any way.Again, I assure you as your Governor and Incident Commander, we will not
relent in our efforts to completely eradicate this disease from our
state.Thank You all and God bless”.
