Lagos State government, on Tuesday, discharged 60 coronavirus patients.
The governor of the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made this known on his Twitter handle.
He said they had all been confirmed to have fully recovered from coronavirus.
40 of those discharged are male while 20 are female.
Said Sanwo-Olu: “Today, we discharged 60 #COVID19 Lagos patients; 40 males and 20 females, from our Yaba, Eti-Osa and Ibeju-Lekki isolation facilities to reunite with their families and society
“The patients, 31 from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, 19 from the Ibeju-Lekki and 10 from Eti-Osa Isolation Centres were discharged having fully recovered and tested negative in two consecutive readings.
“With this, the number of #COVID19 confirmed cases that have been successfully managed and discharged in Lagos is now 321.”
The governor emphasized on the need to prevent the spread of the disease, saying, “It is important that we do the right things at this time.”
He added: “#EasingTheLockdown is not a reason for us to rush out and eschew all safety guidelines. We must all play our part and take responsibility.”
