COVID-19: 36-year-old dies of coronavirus in Lagos, discharges five more COVID-19 patients

Abayomi, on his verified twitter handle, @ProfAkinAbayomi, on Sunday, said a 36-year-old man had died of coronavirus in the state.

He said the Nigerian died on Saturday in a private facility, adding that it was the second coronavirus fatality in Lagos.

This is coming after 55-year-old man died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, becoming the first coronavirus-related death recorded in Lagos.

He tweeted, “We lost a COVID-19 patient – a 36-year-old Nigerian male who died in a private facility on the 4th of April, 2020. The total number of #COVID-19 patients who have died is now two.”

Meanwhile the state on Sunday discharged five patients receiving treatment at the IDH, Yaba.

The Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, disclosed this on his twitter handle, @Jidesanwoolu. The total number of discharged patients in the state is now 29.

He tweeted, “Dear Lagosians, yesterday I announced the discharge of one more patient from our Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba.

“Today, I am happy to inform you that five more patients comprising two males and three females, including a 10- year- old girl, have tested negative twice for #COVID19.

“These five patients have been discharged to reunite with their families. This brings to a total of 29, the number of patients who have fully recovered and have been discharged from our facility at Yaba.”

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