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.
“These officials can be identified with a #COVID19 outbreak response tag or a letter from the LGA.
“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.