A 56-year-old Nigerian has died as a result of COVID-19 complications in Lagos.
Akin Abayomi, commissioner for health in Lagos, broke the news on Tuesday.
He said the male patient, who died on Monday, recently returned to the country from the United States of America.
Bringing the total number of COVID-19-related deaths in Lagos to six.
Similarly, the state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that eight more patients have been discharged from the Isolation Center in Yaba.
Revealing this via his official Twitter handle, the governor said, ”More great news today from our Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. 8 more people; 2 females and 6 males have tested negative and fully recovered from #COVID19. They have been discharged to return to their families.
This brings the number of patients successfully managed and discharged from our facilities to 69.
Please, let us continue to adhere to all the safety advice from our health experts,” the tweet from the governor reads.
Currently, Nigeria has 343 cases of Covid-19, out if which Lagos has a total of 190 cases.
