3rd May, 2020
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday announced another three COVID-19 related deaths.
Abayomi disclosed this through his Twitter account.
He, however, did not give additional information about age, sex, nationality and medical history of the deceased.
“Three more #COVID-19 related deaths were recorded, bringing the total number of such deaths in Lagos to 28,” he said.
The commissioner said as of May 2, the state recorded 62 new cases of COVID-19 infection, increasing the number of confirmed cases in Lagos to 1,084.
He said: “22 fully recovered #COVID-19 Lagos patients; eight females and 14 males, all Nigerians were discharged.
“This brings the total number of #COVID-19 discharged patients in Lagos to 247,” he said.
The state now has 791 active cases, two evacuated and 16 patients transferred to Ogun and Ondo States.
Data from the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) shows that there were 43,060 cases, 1, 761 deaths and 14, 343 recoveries reported from 53 Africa countries.