Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that the state has discharged seven coronavirus (COVID-19) patients.
Mr Sanwo-Olu said in a Twitter thread on Thursday that the development was testament to the state’s resolve to overcome the pandemic.
He wrote: “Good people of Lagos, I bring you awesome news from IDH, Yaba, which is as a testament to our resolve to overcome the lethal #COVID19 pandemic ravaging the world.
“Today, we discharged 7 more patients who have fully recovered and tested negative twice consecutively for #COVID19
“This is in a bid to intensify our search for possible cases of #COVID19 in different communities across the State known as Active Case Search.
“I implore you to give them your maximum support by providing accurate information that would help in containing this #COVID19 pandemic quickly. Again, I assure you that at the end of it all, we will be victorious.”
The total number of discharged coronavirus patients in Lagos now stands at 39.