BREAKING: Another Death of COVID-19 Patient Recorded in Nigeria

The Lagos state commissioner for health, Professor Akin Abayomi has announced the death of another COVID-19 patient in the state, VOICE AIR Media reports.


He made the announcement through his official Twitter handle on Saturday morning.

According to the commissioner, the patient died in a private facility.


“We are however saddened by the death of another patient from #COVID19 related complications in a private hospital in Lagos. Please keep obeying #SocialDistanacing rules to #StaySafe,” he tweeted.


However, additional 7 #COVID19 patients who have fully recovered have been discharged after testing negative twice. Total number of #COVID19 patients discharged in Lagos State is now 46.


“We are however saddened by the death of another patient from #COVID19 related complications in a private hospital in Lagos. Please keep obeying #SocialDistanacing rules to #StaySafe #ForAGreaterLagos.”


With the announcement, four COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in Lagos and eight across the country.


On Friday, Lagos discharged seven patients who had fully recovered and tested negative for coronavirus, bringing the state’s total to 46.


Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor, who broke the news of the discharged patients, had emphasised that till date, no casualty has been recorded at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, run by the state government.


Lagos currently has 163 confirmed cases of COVID-19 of the 305 cases in the country.